NEW YORK (AP) — 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.

MLB season began with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan. Both teams have big Japanese players, including Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki. The series ended in a two-game sweep for the Dodgers.

Tokyo Series wasn’t just about the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs kicking off the Major League Baseball season at the world-famous Tokyo Dome. It was the grand finale of a weeklong celebration of Japan’s deep-rooted passion for baseball,