Baseball fever swept through Tokyo on Tuesday as the MLB season got underway, offering fans a rare opportunity to glimpse homegrown star Shohei Ohtani in action.

MLB season is officially underway with the Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, and the beer prices are blowing fans away.

But let me be clear: The Tokyo Series is awesome. This is a fun celebration of baseball and the connections it's created across the world. A cool Pokémon-themed video played in the Tokyo Dome ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball ...

The Major League Baseball season kicked off in the wee hours of Tuesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers opened defense of their World Series against the Chic ...

In front of a packed Tokyo Dome crowd, the 2025 MLB season got underway with Game 1 of the Tokyo Series. Though the game was close, the Dodgers' trio of Japanese stars (though only two played: Roki Sa ...

The only Japanese player who had a quiet night was Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki, who finished 0 for 4 at the plate. With a runner on second in the eighth inning, he hit the ball fairly hard, but Dodgers ...

In 2024, Imanaga posted the highest fly ball rate among National League pitchers, at a 45.5 percent clip. He ranked fifth in the NL in home runs surrendered, with 27. While Ohtani has the best odds to ...

The 2025 regular season is finally here. Before the season "officially" starts, the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will play a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan. After a small taste of regular ...

When Shohei Ohtani steps onto the Tokyo Dome field, the mere sight of him is enough to send those in the stands into rapturous applause. But when he steps into the batter's box, the noise level drops ...

Chicago Cubs top prospect Matt Shaw made his big-league entrance Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo. Shaw, the 2023 MLB Draft’s No. 13 pick, went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a ...