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.

All 31 players are eligible to play in the two exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers, but only 28 will be active for next week’s regular-season games against the Cubs.

We're just days away from the soft launch of the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo, where the defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the Chicago Cubs.

Baseball mania reached fever pitch in Japan on Friday with public appearances of national hero Shohei Ohtani and other Japanese players set to take part in MLB season-opening games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

The Dodgers don’t start the season until next week, but fans are already showing up in Tokyo. Thousands came to the Tokyo Dome to watch the team’s first practice. Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times.

Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived in Tokyo are left disappointed :: Instead of players from the LA Dodgers, fans saw a long white partition :: Tokyo, Japan:: March 13, 2025:: Yukiko Nakamura,