For the Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki will look to build on their past success while striving for excellence in the majors. Meanwhile, the Cubs feature two standout Japanese players in Opening Day starting pitcher Shota Imanaga and right fielder Seiya Suzuki.

That's a point of pride at home, but also a reason to worry. What happens to baseball in Japan, to the country's pro league, if the stars all leave for the United States? About a dozen Japanese played in MLB last season,

Major League Baseball’s regular season kicked off on Tuesday with an opening pitch thrown from halfway around the world.

Major League Baseball opens its season on Tuesday with the MLB Tokyo Series. The games are the latest in the league's efforts to go global.

Excited baseball fans flocked to Tokyo on Tuesday (March 18) to watch Japan's superstar Shohei Ohtani playing for the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the opening match of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season against the Chicago Cubs.

MLB is back! Major League Baseball is starting the 2025 in Japan for a two-game series dubbed the Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers. The games also features some of the brightest stars in baseball,