Last year, the Padres and Dodgers got the MLB regular season started early with two games in South Korea. This year, it’s the Cubs and Dodgers kicking things off the week before league-wide Opening Day.

Opening Day for Major League Baseball is one of the most highly anticipated dates on the sports calendar, and the season gets off to an early start in 2025.

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.

Dodgers star Mookie Betts has been dealing with an illness this week, that may sideline him for the two game opening series against the Cubs.

The next stop on MLB’s World Tour is here, and it's awfully fitting. The Dodgers and Cubs open the 2025 season in the Tokyo Series, with a pair of games at the Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19. Both clubs will showcase some of MLB’s best Japanese-born talent;

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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.

Upon the arrival of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan, the club announced the official 31-player roster for the Tokyo Series, which marks the beginning of the 2025 Major League Bas

Players of Los Angeles Dodgers warm up during a training session in Tokyo, Friday, March 14, 2025, ahead of the Dodgers to play their MLB opening games against the Chicago