In Tokyo, Dodgers get taste of the Shohei Ohtani experience

In Tokyo, Dodgers get taste of the Shohei Ohtani experience

The Dodgers have explored various parts of the Japanese capital, and it's a safe bet that wherever each player went, Ohtani was not far behind in some form.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is thrilled to come home to Japan wearing Dodger blue

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will take the mound in his native Japan on Tuesday as part of the MLB season opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.

'Play ball!' ... in America and Japan

'Play ball!' … in America and Japan Members of the New York Yankees stand for the U.S. national anthem before a game against the Houston Astros on opening day. (© Al Bello/Getty Images) Opening day of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season is always a big event on America’s sports calendar. The 2025 official season kicks off, not in a traditional “baseball city” like Cincinnati, St. Louis, Boston or New York, but in Tokyo, wh…

MLB star Shohei Ohtani on return to Japan, 2025 season and his impact on kids: "I feel a strong responsibility"

L.A. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani spoke in a rare interview about playing in front of a home crowd in Japan and what he's focused on personally this upcoming season.

Can the Cubs measure up to the Dodgers in 2025? The Tokyo Series will begin to answer that question

TOKYO — The Tokyo Dome video board lit up Sunday night with the words “CUBS WIN,” flashing between English and Japanese. Clark, the team mascot, waved a 'W' flag in center field. And “Go Cubs Go” played over the loudspeakers, celebrating the team’s first exhibition-game win.“If we could hear it two more times, that would be fantastic,” shortstop Dansby Swanson said after the game. “Never thought I’d hear it [in Japan]. It’s a beautiful song and …

The Los Angeles Dodgers will begin their World Series title defense on Japanese soil this Tuesday, when they face the Chicago Cubs at the start of the 2025 Tokyo Series, which will be held at the 'Tokyo Dome'.