The love fest between Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his home country of Japan has kicked into high gear as the athlete prepared to take the field Tuesday for MLB's Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome.

Shohei Ohtani and Takashi Murakami teamed up to autograph some highly coveted baseball cards ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series.

"This is something I am overwhelmed with gratitude to be a part of," Murakami previously said of the collection's personal importance.