Tomoko Suto and her sister recently flew from Japan to see Ohtani for three games at Dodger Stadium. The 62-year-old Tokyo resident said they scrimped on airfare and hotel costs to spend more money on good seats and a stadium tour.

Ohtani's impressive record-setting season is expected to go up in smoke in the playoffs since the Los Angeles Dodgers have almost no starting pitching. Their starters ERA over the last 15 games is well over 6 per game.