The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time. Baseball, Advertising and Marketing, World Series, Television, Sporting Goods and Equipment, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Fanatics Inc, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp), Manfred, Robert D, Ohtani, Shohei, Tokyo (Japan), Los Angeles (Calif) The Los Angeles Dodgers star is a marketer’s dream — both a sports icon and national hero in Japan. Ohtani has about 20 active sponsorship deals at any time. NYT > Business