First pitch was set for 7 p.m. local time for Sunday's series finale between the Dodgers and Mets. But there was a much-anticipated show before the show, so to speak, more than four hours before the players took the field.

After waiting for more than a season to see Shohei Ohtani pitch on the mound, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ reward for their patience is creeping ever closer by the day.