The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.

Major League Baseball season gets underway Tuesday, March 18, in Tokyo with the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs squaring off. It'll happen in the wee hours for the American viewing audience: 6:10 a.

Here's how to watch the MLB season opener. The Cubs and Dodgers will play a two-game series in Tokyo on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19. Both games will take place at 6:10 a.m. ET (5:10 a.m. CT/3:10 a.m. PT). Both the Tuesday and Wednesday matchups will take place at the Tokyo Dome, an indoor stadium.