They began the season in a small, rattling dome in South Korea, surrounded by strangers.
They played two games that were only seen by those Los Angeles fans who were willing to get up in the middle of the night.
All hell had broken loose by the time they boarded the 6,000-mile flight home.
Their new global sensation, Shohei Ohtani, has been connected to millions of dollars’ worth of lost wagers with an allegedly dishonest bookmaker who is the subject of a federal probe.
Longtime Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara took blame for the lost wagers, was accused of stealing the money, and was subsequently let go.
Their new $325 million pitcher, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, gave up five runs in the first inning of his major league debut.
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