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Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga prepared for 'historic' Opening Day start

The 2025 MLB season opens with the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, marking the first game for Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Opening Day starters.
Shota Imanaga, who had a 15-3 record and a 2.91 ERA last season, called the game 'historic' during a press conference at Tokyo Dome.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto secured a 12-year, $325 million contract, the largest deal for a pitcher in MLB history, and had a 7-2 record despite an injury.
Both teams will have home games in Tokyo, with the Dodgers expecting to debut pitcher Blake Snell during their first homestand from March 27 to April 2.

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Dodgers to Open Season Against Cubs in Tokyo Early Tuesday

The Dodgers will open their 2025 regular season early Tuesday morning in Tokyo, facing the Chicago Cubs following another free-spending offseason as they attempt to win back-to-back World Series championships for the first time in franchise history. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 a.m. Pacific Time, with an all-Japanese pitching matchup — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto facing Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga. The two were teammates on t…

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Baseball: Cubs' Imanaga prepared for 'historic' Opening Day start

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set to throw the very first pitch of Major League Baseball's 2025 season to Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani when the two teams meet at Tokyo Dome.

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How Shota Imanaga is preparing for Tokyo series against Dodgers

All eyes are on Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga this week as he gets set to take on the defending champion Dodgers in Tokyo.

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Heroes' night in Tokyo as Ohtani's Dodgers open season against Cubs

Masanori Murakami traveled to San Francisco 61 years ago this month on his way to becoming the first Japanese player in Major League Baseball. Tonight, five of his countrymen, including national hero Shohei Ohtani, will don MLB uniforms in Tokyo as the world champions Los Angeles Dodgers face the...

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An exciting baseball season

"Cubs" seems to mean "little bears." In 1902, the Chicago-based Orphans, a professional baseball team, lost many of their best players to other teams, and were forced to fight with only unknown young players. So "this team should be called the Cubs."

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It is a diamond destination: MLB strengthens ties

Ariel VelázquezBeisball in Japan is experiencing an unprecedented moment of splendour, and much of this boom is due to the influence of Shohei Ohtani. The Tokyo Series, which began today, confronts Dodgers and Cubs in the midst of an unparalleled expectation in the country of the rising sun. The presence of five Japanese players in this series has been a key factor for local enthusiasm. On the part of Dodgers, in addition to Ohtani, Yoshinobu Ya…

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