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.
A limited number of tickets may become available for the Tokyo Series. Click below to view any available inventory.
March 15, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST
March 16, 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers
12:00 p.m. JST
Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST
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
- Is this the secret to Ohtani's all-fields power?
What makes Shohei Ohtani different from other star sluggers? It's not just the amount of home runs, or even the explosiveness of the home runs. It's also how he hits them. The mantra of the modern-day MLB power hitter is to "hit the ball out in front" -- in other...
- Biggest Cubs questions, predictions ahead of 2025 Tokyo Series
This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox....
- Shohei's popularity on display everywhere you look in Japan
TOKYO -- Just about everywhere you look in these bustling streets, there he is: cooking up spaghetti with a flourish, adeptly juggling a soccer ball, angling his wrist to display a high-end watch, staring contemplatively off into the distance in a tea field -- and of course, swinging a bat....
- 'P-C-A!': Tokyo Dome's chants 'the coolest' for Cubs outfielder
TOKYO -- As Pete Crow-Armstrong settled into the batter’s box on Sunday night, a familiar chorus surrounded the Cubs’ center fielder. Chants of “P-C-A!” repeated and grew in volume from a contingent of fans within the stadium. The major difference is that Crow-Armstrong is more than 6,000 miles from the...
- Griffey, MLB stars reveal importance of 'having fun' in Tokyo MLB Cup coaches clinic
TOKYO -- Twenty local Japanese U-12 coaches arrived at Tokyo Dome early Monday morning for an MLB Cup clinic led by MLB stars and legends. MLB Network's Harold Reynolds helped play M.C., while Jason Kendall shared catching insights, Jeremy Guthrie broke down the importance of pitching and throwing mechanics and...
- Tokyo Series Game 1 FAQ: Lineups, starting pitchers and more
TOKYO -- Five Japanese stars are back on home soil as Major Leaguers -- among them Shohei Ohtani, coming off a season for the ages -- and the reigning World Series champion Dodgers take the first step in defending their title. That only scratches the surface of the intriguing storylines...
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