Ohtani, Dodgers prepare to open MLB season vs Cubs

Sho-time in Tokyo: Ohtani, Dodgers prepare to open MLB season vs. Cubs on Tuesday
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.
Dodgers' Mookie Betts Won't Play vs. Cubs in 2025 MLB Tokyo Series Due to Illness
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Tokyo Series preview: Everything you need to know before the Dodgers and Cubs begin the 2025 MLB season in Japan
Last year, the Padres and Dodgers got the MLB regular season started early with two games in South Korea. This year, it’s the Cubs and Dodgers kicking things off the week before league-wide Opening Day.
Dodgers, Cubs have rich histories of Japanese players
The next stop on MLB’s World Tour is here, and it's awfully fitting. The Dodgers and Cubs open the 2025 season in the Tokyo Series, with a pair of games at the Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19. Both clubs will showcase some of MLB’s best Japanese-born talent;
Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers win exhibition game in Tokyo
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers have Japan excited in the days leading up to their season opener next week.
Home again: Japanese stars take center stage for Dodgers, Cubs in Tokyo
A hearty homecoming is on tap as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers will open the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo on Tuesday against fellow Japanese countrymen Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs.
MLB preview: Ohtani and Co. hope to make Dodgers first repeat champs since '98-'00 Yankees
Shohei Ohtani will be in the batter’s box for the season’s first pitch Tuesday, arriving at the Tokyo Dome coronated a World Series champion

Hanshin Tigers shut out Cubs, Dodgers

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MLB Makes Unfortunate Mookie Betts Announcement Ahead of Tokyo Series
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From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan’s baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
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Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs Players Experience Pokemon Heaven in Trip to Tokyo
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Japan's passion for baseball on full display at Tokyo Series special events
It is hard to find a block in the heart of Tokyo that does not feature a banner or advertisement featuring Dodgers superstar ...
Dodgers' Dave Roberts reacts to Japanese club pulling off another shutout
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praised the Hanshin Tigers after shutting out not one, but two MLB clubs.
Chicago Cubs Might Not Face Former MVP Winner During Tokyo Series
The Cubs had much more success Sunday morning against the Yomiuri Giants. The Northsiders were able to capture a 4-2 win. In the game, top prospect Matt Shaw was able to collect a couple of RBI to ...