The Chicago Cubs are one of two MLB clubs capping off their Spring Training in Japan, but few expected the outcome of their first outing.

This will be the Hanshin Tigers’ eighth game against individual Major League teams, each against a different club, but their first against a Nation

The Los Angeles Dodgers have finalized their 31-man travel roster for the upcoming Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs, set to take place at the iconic Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19. This event not only marks the beginning of the 2025 MLB season but also underscores baseball’s expanding global footprint.

This week, the Cubs and Dodgers will sqaure off in a two game series in Tokyo Japan to kickoff the MLB season. Here is eevrything you need to know.

Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is at risk of missing the team's opening series of the 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs.

Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived on Thursday, saw nothing of the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was born in Japan, and Shohei Ohtani and the four other Japanese players will compete at home for the Dodgers and Cubs.

The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the first two