MLB All-Star catcher Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals speaks during a press conference at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Molina is in Japan as part of a Major League Baseball All-Star tour that features six games against Japan's national team. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)
Toru TakahashiMolina shined in a tune-up game Thursday, scoring twice and going two for two with a double and an RBI while serving as designated hitter in the Americans' 9-6 victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
The rest of the excursion will consist of games between the major leaguers and a squad of Japanese All-Stars, and all will be shown on MLB Network both live (in the wee hours in St.