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MLB season gets underway in Japan

‘This is baseball country’: MLB season gets underway in Japan as national hero Shohei Ohtani inspires Dodgers’ win over Cubs

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 12m

Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener

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 third baseman Max Muncy was there to snag the line drive.

The New York Times · 4h

Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: LA win MLB Tokyo Series Game 1 with Shohei Ohtani masterclass in his home country

Follow live as Shohei Ohtani’s LA Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB season opener in Japan; the teams clash again tomorrow at Tokyo Dome

Cubs, Dodgers and Japan

Orange County Register · 11h

Japan’s rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series

Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Mariners, the impact of Japanese players is as prevalent as ever going into this week’s games in Tokyo.

The New York Times · 1d

Why are Cubs and Dodgers playing in Japan in the middle of March?

The MLB season opens in Japan on Tuesday with a duel of Japanese stars on the mound. And then there's Shohei Ohtani, too.

CBSSports.com · 2d

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.

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What’s the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season, headlined by Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the World Series champion Los ...

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Ranking the Top 5 Japanese Players in Boston Red Sox History

From Daisuke Matsuzaka and Hideki Okajima to Koji Uehara and Masataka Yoshida, the Boston Red Sox have had their fair share ...

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Imanaga, Yamamoto break ground as 1st all-Japanese Opening Day matchup

The saying goes that seeing is believing, and the display on the mound on Opening Day at Tokyo Dome could have a ripple ...

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MLB captivates Japan with homecoming of its baseball superstars

The regular season is kicking off in Tokyo with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, both of which have been boosted by Japanese players.

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Kazuhiro Sasaki is One of Many Japanese Players to Have Big Impact on Seattle Mariners

The Major League Baseball season officially kicks off Tuesday morning as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs meet in ...

After meeting with NPB, Rob Manfred not expecting change to Japanese player acquisitions

Manfred met with his NPB counterpart Sadayuki Sakakibara on Sunday, the second of two days of games between MLB teams and NPB teams.

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Kiké Hernández reunited with former teammate and Samurai Japan star in Tokyo

Dodgers utility player and Kiké Hernández had just finished his second season with the Dodgers, yet to become the postseason hero that he is now known for in Los Angeles. So, that offseason, he return ...

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