Even if you’re not connected baseball worldyou probably know the name Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Dodgers star has had a historic year that will culminate in his first World Series appearance since joining MLB in 2018. Ohtani’s immense talent has boosted baseball’s viewership in America and across his country of origin, Japan. That’s where, with the start of the World Series on October 25, Ohtani’s obsession reached such a fever that the premiere of One pieceThe new season of will be delayed so that Japanese viewers can watch Shohei take on the New York Yankees.
One piece Fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of One Piece Log: The Fish-Man Island Sagaa re-edited and updated version of the anime’s oft-maligned arc, for a while, with the first episode originally scheduled to air on October 27. But as announced in a official publication on Crunchyrollthe team delayed the premiere because it conflicted with the live broadcast of Game 2 of the World Series. While One piece is tall, it seems Shohei Ohtani is taller.
For those unfamiliar with baseball, Ohtani delivered one of the best seasons we’ve seen in some time. The designated hitter invented the Club 50/50 this year, an acknowledgment of 50 stolen bases and 50 home runs in one season, helping the Dodgers exit first in the National League heading into the playoffs. Ohtani and the Dodgers then managed to beat the San Diego Padres and the New York Mets (don’t talk to me about that, I’m still sad) to clinch a spot in the World Series, the first appearance of the team since winning the Series in 2020. At this point, it’s almost assured that Ohtani will win the MLB MVP award for the year, but he also wants a championship title.
Ohtani, who played in Japan’s Nippon Professional League from 2013 to 2017, was already a star in his country, and the country was following his incredible MLB season. The deciding fifth game between the Dodgers and Padres ended in a record 12.9 million Japanese viewersnearly ten percent of the country’s population, and almost double the American audience. The World Series numbers are sure to be even bigger.
The new premiere date for One pieceThe next Dodgers season is November 3. If the World Series goes to Game 7, it would conflict with baseball’s biggest game of the year. Let’s just hope the Dodgers win the championship in six games, because there’s no way I’m rooting for the Yankees.
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