The MLB All-Stars prepared for their series against Samurai Japan by giving former Japan manager Tatsunori Hara a rude welcome in his return to the dugout.
Washington Nationals rookie sensation Juan Soto drove in a run with an infield double off the Tokyo Dome ceiling during a five-run third inning as the MLB team earned a 9-6 win over Hara's Yomiuri Giants on Thursday night at Tokyo Dome.
"You never know what you're going to get when guys haven't played in like a month and just a couple of days of workouts and trying to get that together," MLB manager Don Mattingly said. "I thought they swung the bat good. But on the backside of that, I think we saw a little bit of rust as far as defensively, some of the plays that we gave up some extra outs.