Sho-time in Tokyo: Ohtani, Dodgers to open MLB season vs. Cubs on Tuesday

Japanese pitchers Yamamoto and Imanaga face off at Tokyo Dome

20250317 Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks on the field during the first inning of an MLB Japan Series exhibition baseball game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16.  © AP

TOKYO (AP) --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.

It's the first of a two-game series and features five Japanese players. Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Roki Sasaki pitch for the Dodgers while the Cubs have outfielder Seiya Suzuki and left-handed pitcher Shota Imanaga.

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