3 days ago · This year is the 25th anniversary of the first MLB regular-season games played in Japan -- a season-opening matchup between the Cubs and Mets at the Tokyo Dome on March 29-30, 2000. MLB returned to Japan in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2019, each time staging a season-opening series at the Tokyo Dome.

Major League Baseball announced that its 2025 regular season will begin with the Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim at the Tokyo Dome, featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers with Oshu, Japan native Shohei Ohtani and Bizen, Japan native Yoshinobu Yamamoto against the Chicago Cubs with Kitakyushu, Japan native Shota Imanaga and Arakawa, Japan native ...

3 days ago · The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki flies out against the Dodgers in a spring training game at Sloan Park on Feb. 21, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) The Cubs’ Japanese stars ...

1 day ago · The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki participates in a training session at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Friday, March 14, 2025. The Cubs will play their MLB opening games against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the venue ...

2 days ago · The Chicago Cubs have arrived in Japan for the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series. The trip should be an exciting experience for the Cubs and their players, especially for two organization members returning to ...

3 days ago · The Cubs will have Thursday and Friday to get acclimated to the time zone and Japan, then will take on NPB’s Hanshin Tigers at 12 noon Japan time Saturday (10 p.m. Friday Chicago time).

4 days ago · Probable Pitching matchup: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers) vs. Shota Imanaga (Cubs) Wednesday, March 19 - 6 a.m. ET (7 p.m. in Japan) Probable Pitching matchup: Roki Sasaki (Dodgers) vs. Justin Steele (Cubs) In addition to the two regular season games, the Dodgers and Cubs will also play exhibition games leading into the Tokyo Series.

Feb 18, 2025 · The two exhibition games the Cubs are playing in Japan will be televised live by Marquee Sports Network. The first game is Friday, March 14 against the Hanshin Tigers at 10 p.m. CT (noon Tokyo...

Jul 18, 2024 · As previously reported, and now officially official: the Chicago Cubs will open the 2025 MLB season in Japan against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The games will be played March 18-19 at the Tokyo Dome. As the Cubs’ announcement makes clear, it’s a pretty special moment for Seiya Suzuki and ShÅ ta Imanaga: Someday is now.

4 days ago · The Cubs are set to bring three non-roster invitees to Japan. Catcher Reese McGuire is expected to serve as emergency depth and might play in the exhibition games. The team is expected to add Shaw ...