Roki Sasaki was a very efficient, controlled pitcher during his career in Nippon Professional Baseball and we like him to limit walks in his MLB debut. On the flip side, no market is offering enough ...

The Chicago Cubs kicked off the 2025 MLB season on March 18 in Tokyo, Japan, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pitcher Shota Imanaga got the start for Chicago. Imanaga had a strong season for Chicago ...

After his Los Angeles Dodgers' season-opening 4-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Shohei Ohtani said Tuesday the team's morale stayed high thanks to an injured Freddie Freeman's presence in the ...

Craig Counsell discusses pitching in Game 1 of the Tokyo Series, facing Shohei Ohtani and allowing to many walks in 4-1 loss vs. Dodgers ...

Shohei Ohtani said it had been "a while since I felt this nervous playing a game," but manager two hits and two runs Tuesday as the Dodgers won their Opening Day game in Tokyo.

Just like the Dodgers, the Cubs are all set to kick off another Major League Baseball season, albeit a bit far from home.

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 ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell spoke to the media following the Cubs' 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers evaluating Shota Imanaga's outing in Tokyo, any s ...

The Chicago Cubs took a 1-0 lead in the second inning over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. The Cubs would keep the lead until the fifth inning, but the three-run inning would give the Dodgers an ...

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 ...

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga did everything that was asked of him and more on Tuesday from the Tokyo Dome, as he threw four hitless innings again ...