LOS ANGELES — The World Series averages 15.15 million viewers in Japan over two games. According to Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-2 win over the New York Yankees in Game 2 averaged 15.9 million, making it the most-watched MLB postseason game in the nation’s history.

In addition to the allure of superstar and presumptive NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, the game featured Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the starting pitcher for the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ dramatic 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 1 – which ended on Freddie Freeman’s walk of the grand slam in the 10th inning – averaged 14.4 million.

Tokyo is 16 hours ahead of Los Angeles, meaning the games started around 9 a.m. in Japan on Saturday and Sunday morning. The games will be broadcast via Fuji TV, NHK BS and J Sports.

Combined with the ratings in the United States, the first two games have a combined average of 29.7 million in the two countries.

The World Series is averaging 14.55 million U.S. viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and streaming, putting the series on track for its best performance since 2017.

It also marks the first time since the final two games of the 2021 series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros that the World Series has drawn consecutive games of at least 13.4 million viewers.

According to Nielsen, the matchup between the Yankees and Dodgers also led to a 93% increase in viewership within the 18-34 age group. According to MLB, social engagement increased 225% and views on social channels increased 229%.