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BD4, Supper Club, Fathom Entertainment and MLB Studios have partnered for the documentary Homecoming: The Tokyo Series<\/em>, to be released in theaters on February 23 and 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cMajor League Baseball continues to transcend around the globe,\u201d said Noah Garden, deputy commissioner of business and media for Major League Baseball (MLB). \u201cThe 2025 season started in grand fashion with five Japanese-born MLB players returning home as larger-than-life sports figures. It ended with the great Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and the Dodgers winning the World Series, watched by record-setting global audiences. Collaborating on this film to showcase how America\u2019s pastime has become a world game is an opportunity we couldn\u2019t pass up and are excited for fans everywhere to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

The film reveals how Japan\u2019s culture, craft and devotion to baseball have helped shape the game\u2019s evolution. The documentary will be directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Jason Sterman and produced by Supper Club. Fathom Entertainment will handle the theatrical release.<\/p>\n

The film captures Major League Baseball\u2019s 2025 World Tour, when the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs opened the regular season in Japan and five of the country\u2019s biggest baseball superstars took the field on home soil for the first time together since joining MLB.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Japan, baseball is part of everyday life. It\u2019s work, craft, and pride,\u201d said Sterman. \u201cWe focused on the places where the game really lives, from workshops to local fields to people\u2019s homes. The Tokyo Series<\/em> gave us a clear look at how baseball sits inside the country\u2019s identity. Getting close to the people who carry the game every day shaped the way we told this story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cComing off perhaps the greatest game seven in World Series history with the Dodgers repeating and Yoshinobu Yamamoto winning the World Series MVP, what a wonderful opportunity for Fathom to bring Homecoming: The Tokyo Series<\/em> to theatres nationwide in advance of the 2026 World Baseball Classic and the 2026 MLB regular season,\u201d said Charles Kane, programming lead on the project for Fathom Entertainment. \u201cThe game has evolved into a showcase for the greatest talents in the world and a true cultural bond between those in Japan and us here in North America. Homecoming: The Tokyo Series<\/em> is a special look at the story behind some of Japan\u2019s greatest superstars coming home and competing in front of their native fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBD4 was built to make nonfiction with scale and intention, and Homecoming<\/em> is a clear example of that ambition,\u201d said Dan Silver of BD4. \u201cThis story demanded a real theatrical presence, and Fathom was the ideal partner to bring that scale and shared audience energy to life. MLB\u2019s foresight in supporting a theatrical-first release for a story this layered and globally resonant speaks to how they see the sport and its audience. Making this film with my longtime friends at Supper Club, who match our creative drive, made the experience even stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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