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.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani is one of the biggest baseball stars in the United States today. However, his popularity just hits a different level when he's back in his home country of Japan.

It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League Baseball season

As the Dodgers prepare to begin the regular season in Japan against the Chicago Cubs, here are five takeaways on how things went during spring training.