The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.

The Dodgers will open the 2025 MLB regular season against the Cubs in a two-game Tokyo Series starting March 18

Years from now, people who weren’t here will claim they were. The people who actually were here won’t be complaining about the outrageous ticket prices.

Manager Dave Roberts said eight-time All-Star Mookie Betts might fly back to the United States before the team in an effort to rest and prepare for the domestic opener on March 27.

Mookie Betts’ return to shortstop will have to wait until the Dodgers return home from Japan. Betts will miss both of the Dodgers’ season-opening games at the Tokyo Dome this week against the Chicago Cubs,

TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts won’t be available for Opening Day and will not take part in either of the two Tokyo Series games against the Chicago Cubs due to a lingering illness,