Report and photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSSOne word summed up the reaction from several spectators at the annual Tournament of Roses Bandfest at Pasadena City College on Monday.

there was an inning where Japanese pitcher Darvish was facing Japanese batter Ohtani and Japanese American Higashioka was the catcher.Nomo showed that he could compete at a high level against major league competition and opened the door for other succeeding Japanese players such as Yu Darvish.

with a few sprinkled naming Betts or Freeman or Kershaw.Shoheis level of play is not just equal to MLB level but supersedes even the greatest elite players in all of Major League Baseball.His popularity is truly amazing.

It seemed every jersey worn by fans were Shoheis No.Lines to get into the stadium circled the stadium hours before the gates opened.

will become the first Asian player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

the city and the Nikkei community have been abuzz regarding the amazing exploits of Shohei Ohtani.Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux.

Tran added 26 votes to his lead in the Nov.TranDerek TranCounting of unprocessed ballots will resumed Nov.

Democratic incumbent Ro Khanna beat his Republican challenger.KerrYoung KimIn the 40th Congressional District.