Tuesday’s first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country’s history.

The MLB season opens in Japan on Tuesday with a duel of Japanese stars on the mound. And then there's Shohei Ohtani, too.

“More than 25 million viewers, the most-watched MLB game in Japan history in Game 1 and 23 million for Game 2. The largest merchandise sales of any MLB international event in history with sales eclipsing $40 million, led by the Shohei Ohtani jersey.”