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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Shohei Ohtani merchandise is prompting long lines—even in the rain—in Tokyo
Description: The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest—and the dollars that come with it—from fans across the Pacific.
It seems to be working. He was the main attraction as the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs opened the MLB regular season in March at the Tokyo Dome.
He also produced off the field, the marquee name at a sprawling souvenir store that filled an exhibition hall in the Tokyo Dome complex. MLB called the setup its “largest ever special-event store.” Let’s call it a “Merch Museum” dedicated to Ohtani, his two Japanese teammates, Yos...