Ohtani’s star power is unmatched, and the Dodgers are seeing the fruits of Sho-economics. When they signed him, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman preached the idea of “painting Japan Dodger blue.” Now, the team is seeing that in person.

Several players talked about their anticipation heading into the Tokyo Series, plus another look at Dave Roberts’ contract, and Dustin May pitching back at Camelback Ranch.