GAME 1
Chicago Cubs vs. Hanshin Tigers
12:00 p.m. JST
2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series
presented by GuggenheimMajor League Baseball announced that its 2025 regular season will begin with the Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim at the Tokyo Dome, featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers with Oshu, Japan native Shohei Ohtani and Bizen, Japan native Yoshinobu Yamamoto against the Chicago Cubs with Kitakyushu, Japan native Shota Imanaga and Arakawa, Japan native Seiya Suzuki on Tuesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 19th.
On March 15, the Chicago Cubs will take on the Hanshin Tigers at 12pm and the Yomiuri Giants will face the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7pm. On March 16, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Hanshin Tigers at 12pm and the Yomiuri Giants will take on the Chicago Cubs at 7 p.m.
All games of the 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series including the four exhibition games will be played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.
For more information on the 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series, please visit this website and follow MLB Japan on Instagram and Facebook and X.
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Days
4
Hrs
23
Mins
07
Secs
40
Exhibition Games
March 15, 2025
GAME 2
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST
Exhibition Games
March 16, 2025
GAME 3
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers
12:00 p.m. JST
GAME 4
Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST
Regular Season Series
March 18, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
7:00 p.m. JST
March 19, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
7:00 p.m. JST
How to Watch
Tuesday March 18, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
6:00 a.m. EST | 7:00 p.m. JST
Spanish broadcast available on Fox Deportes
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
6:00 a.m. EST | 7:00 p.m. JST
Spanish broadcast available on Fox Deportes
Japan
U.S. Local Networks
Tokyo Series News
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Seiya taking BP with a samurai sword is exactly as cool as it soundsCubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki stepped into the batting cage recently to take some cuts. Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the native of Japan stepped into the right-handed batter’s box wielding not a baseball bat but a SAMURAI SWORD -- and what came next was exactly what you’d expect...
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Everything you need to know about the Tokyo SeriesThe MLB season will get underway when the Dodgers and Cubs square off in the 2025 Tokyo Series in Japan on March 18-19....
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Cubs bringing No. 1 prospect Shaw for Tokyo SeriesMESA, Ariz. -- On Monday, Cubs infielder Matt Shaw packed for Tokyo … even though he did not know if he would be going....
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Here's what the Dodgers are saying about upcoming Tokyo SeriesThis story was excerpted from Sonja Chen’s Dodgers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox....
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Roster decisions abound as Cubs prep for TokyoMESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs’ preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Series began before the players were required to show up for Spring Training. Pitchers began ramping up earlier than usual, understanding that their season would begin in mid-March. “It’s created some urgency for our players,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said....
Events Around Tokyo
March 13th - 16th
ZeroBase Activations
Open to public daily from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. JST
March 14th-18th
Miyashita Park 2nd floor Topps Pop-Up
Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. JST
March 15th
Tokyo Series Rip Night by Topps
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. JST
March 15th - 19th
Topps Skytree Tent
Open daily from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. JST
Major League Baseball enters the world of Demon Slayer
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