Japan v Team Europe: Tickets on sale from 27 January for Global Baseball Games series

Samurai Japan announced that ticket sales for the Global Baseball Games series against Team Europe will open on 27 January.

World No. 1 Japan will play against Team Europe on 6 and 7 March at the Kyocera Dome, the home of the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Osaka.

From 20 to 23 January, fans can register for a lottery, assigning up to six seats per applicant, including seats in the second-floor restaurant.

The Tokyo Dome hosted the first edition of the Global Baseball Games in March 2015.

Hirokazu Ibata will manage Japan, while the WBSC named Marco Mazzieri Team Europe manager.