MLB Tokyo Series Expected to Generate $90M in Economic Impact
24 March 2025 路 Uncategorized 路
Source: 路 https://finance.technews.tw/2025/03/18/mlb-tokyo-dome/
The Major League Baseball (MLB) opening series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs is taking place tonight and tomorrow at Tokyo Dome. Five Japanese players on both teams are drawing particular attention for their performances, marking MLB鈥檚 return to Japan after six years with a matchup featuring defending World Series champions against a team steeped in history.
Reports from TBS News indicate long lines formed outside official merchandise stores near Tokyo Dome during the Dodgers' games against the Cubs and pre-season matches versus the Kansai Tigers and Yakult Swallows. Professor Emeritus Masaru Miyamoto of Kwansei Gakuin University estimates that these events will generate an economic benefit totaling approximately 4 billion yen (about NT$90 million).
The two pre-season games featuring the Dodgers against the Kansai Tigers and Yakult Swallows are estimated to have had a combined economic impact of roughly 1.6 billion yen, while the opening series between the Cubs and Dodgers is expected to contribute an additional 2.4 billion yen in benefits. Should Dodger鈥檚 superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a home run, online auctions and advertising revenue could increase by an estimated one or two hundred million yen.
Returning to their homeland are Japanese players from both teams: Shohei Ohtani and Yuki Yanagita of the Dodgers, as well as Ryoma Saigozaki, Junichi Tazawa (Cubs), and Seiya Suzuki.
Today at noon, TBS News reported an interview with Taiwanese news anchor Lan Yu-ming in front of Tokyo Dome. Despite no players from Taiwan participating in this MLB game, over ten reporters have traveled to cover the event. The host mentioned that Team China鈥揟aiwan secured their place in next year鈥檚 World Baseball Classic (WBC) main tournament after winning last month's qualifier where they could potentially face off against players like Ohtani Shohei. Additionally, Taiwan won first place at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 held at Tokyo Dome last November.
Reports from TBS News indicate long lines formed outside official merchandise stores near Tokyo Dome during the Dodgers' games against the Cubs and pre-season matches versus the Kansai Tigers and Yakult Swallows. Professor Emeritus Masaru Miyamoto of Kwansei Gakuin University estimates that these events will generate an economic benefit totaling approximately 4 billion yen (about NT$90 million).
The two pre-season games featuring the Dodgers against the Kansai Tigers and Yakult Swallows are estimated to have had a combined economic impact of roughly 1.6 billion yen, while the opening series between the Cubs and Dodgers is expected to contribute an additional 2.4 billion yen in benefits. Should Dodger鈥檚 superstar Shohei Ohtani hit a home run, online auctions and advertising revenue could increase by an estimated one or two hundred million yen.
Returning to their homeland are Japanese players from both teams: Shohei Ohtani and Yuki Yanagita of the Dodgers, as well as Ryoma Saigozaki, Junichi Tazawa (Cubs), and Seiya Suzuki.
Today at noon, TBS News reported an interview with Taiwanese news anchor Lan Yu-ming in front of Tokyo Dome. Despite no players from Taiwan participating in this MLB game, over ten reporters have traveled to cover the event. The host mentioned that Team China鈥揟aiwan secured their place in next year鈥檚 World Baseball Classic (WBC) main tournament after winning last month's qualifier where they could potentially face off against players like Ohtani Shohei. Additionally, Taiwan won first place at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 held at Tokyo Dome last November.