Shohei Ohtani's hometown waits another day for superstar's first World Series title

 A small group of about 60 fans gared Wednesday morning for a watch party at city hall in Shohei Ohtani's hometown in norrn Japan.

y came dressed mostly in blue, interlocking LA on ir caps, to celebrate a World Series title for Ohtani, Dodgers and this rural community.

y left disappointed.

Yankees defeated Dodgers 11-4, but re was no loss of confidence in Oshu City, located about 300 miles (500 kilometers) north of Tokyo.

Fans predicted ir local superstar and Dodgers — he played Little League and high school baseball here — would rally and clinch series in Game 5. Dodgers le 3-1 and are still strong favorites in best-of-seven series.

fans me racket with ir thundersticks for a minute in seventh with Ohtani batting and Dodgers trailing 6-4. plastic noisemakers even carried an encouraging message on side: “ Pride of Oshu City.”

It didn't help. Ohtani struck out and noise stopped, typifying morning.