We've got the next big name from Japan officially heading to the United States: It's Munetaka Murakami, the first and third baseman for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows who will be posted to Major League Baseball clubs starting Saturday. Those teams have a 45-day window to negotiate to bring Murakami to their team.

The series remained locked until the end. Game 7 became the decider, resulting in a huge average viewership of 51 million, MLB announced Wednesday. It became the most-watched game since Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. The entire event saw an increase in viewership of about 19% from last year, which comes to an average of 34 million.