The World Collection is breaking data in Japan … with a mean of 15.9 MILLION viewers tuning in to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees in Recreation 2 — making it essentially the most watched outing in MLB postseason historical past within the nation.
The league launched the astounding numbers on Monday … revealing the primary two video games of the Fall Traditional averaged nearly 30 million viewers within the U.S. and Japan.
MLB stated it wasn’t simply standard in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto‘s native nation — the matchup additionally noticed a 93% enhance inside the youthful viewers (ages 18 to 34).
The typical 15.9 million watching Recreation 2 is actually astounding, however it’s not the most-watched sport ever in Japan — that honor belongs to the Dodgers’ season-opening showdown with the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea … which attracted 18.7 million common viewers.
After all, the parents in Japan are all about Ohtani and Yamamoto … however it’s additionally large worldwide — and MLB must be thrilled with the 2 largest markets AND superstars (shoutout Aaron Decide) dealing with off for all of the marbles.
Ohtani — who signed the most important contract in sports activities historical past ($700M) — suffered a shoulder harm whereas making an attempt to steal second base within the seventh inning in Recreation 2. Nevertheless, the designated hitter is predicted to play in Recreation 3 in New York.
And if the numbers for the primary two video games are any indication, everybody shall be watching.
