The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will kick off Major League Baseball’s 2025 regular season on March 18-19 with a two-game set in Tokyo, Japan. The host country will be well-represented, particularly on the mound. While nothing has been made official, both sides have signaled that the first game could feature a marquee matchup between Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga and Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Both pitchers are, of course, from Japan.
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