Japan, Shohei Otani and MLB Season

Chicago Cubs Top Prospect Proving He Should Make Opening Day Roster in Japan
The Chicago Cubs played their final spring training game stateside on Tuesday afternoon before their official start of the ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Japan MLB Baseball
Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers participates in a practice session at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Friday, March 14, 2025, ...
Cubs set Tokyo Series travel roster; Matt Shaw expected to debut in Japan
Shaw is expected to make his major-league debut in the Tokyo Series. The Cubs will have to clear a 40-man-roster spot to ...
Champaign Central grad heads to Japan with Cubs for opening series
The Chicago Cubs are in Japan for multiple games the next few days and a Central Illinois native is along for the ride.
Have the Cubs ever played in Japan? Taking a look at their international series History
The Cubs are no strangers to playing internationally. With their series taking place in Tokyo next week, let's take a look at ...
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Happ’s past trip to Japan gives him perspective
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Plenty of fanfare awaits Chicago Cubs for anticipated Tokyo Series vs. Los Angeles Dodgers. Here’s what to know.
The anticipated Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will feature plenty of fanfare in Japan, where ...
Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon is on a Pokemon hunt while in Japan
To be clear, baseball comes first for Taillon and the Cubs on this work trip to Tokyo. They play a pair of exhibition games – ...
The Dodgers wanted to ‘paint Japan Dodger blue.’ Now they’re witnessing it in person
Ohtani’s star power is unmatched, and the Dodgers are seeing the fruits of Sho-economics. When they signed him, president of ...
How Topps is using the Tokyo Series to built its passionate baseball card-collecting community in Japan
Steps away from Shibuya Crossing, known as the busiest crosswalk in the world, the Topps logo is branded across the entrance to a building bracketed by images of baseball cards featuring some of the ...