There were loud 'Let's Go Oakland' chants at the Tokyo Dome in the A's win over the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Gearing up for their two regular-season games against the Mariners later this week in Japan, the A's suited up and faced the Nippon-Ham Fighters at the Tokyo Dome on Sunday. A host of A's relievers pitched Oakland to a 5-1 win, and the atmosphere was electric, to say a word.
How electric? Well ... as MLB.com's Jane Lee documented from the press box, there were loud "Let's Go Oakland" chants reverberating though the stadium.
¡°Let¡¯s Go Oakland¡± chants at Tokyo Dome: pic.twitter.com/8X4tGk1WhE
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) March 17, 2019
Oakland and Tokyo are roughly 5,142 miles apart, but that clearly wasn't enough to keep hardcore A's fans from making a trip out of the team's Japanese excursion ahead of the Opening Series on Wednesday and Thursday