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One Week Left Before Dodgers, Cubs Open 2025 MLB Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs will open the 2025 Major League Baseball season in Japan’s Tokyo Dome. It’s the latest installment of the MLB World Tour, which also has stops in South Korea, Mexico, United Kingdom, and the Dominican Republic.

The Cubs’ Japan tour will start with exhibition games against Nippon Professional Baseball teams. They will face the Hanshin Tigers on March 14 and the Yomiuri Giants on March 16. Meanwhile, the Dodgers will have exhibition games against Yomiuri and Hanshin on March 15.

After those games, the 2025 season will officially start when the Cubs face the Dodgers on March 18. They will have another game the following day to close the Tokyo Series. The Dodgers-Cubs matchup will feature Japanese players Seiya Suzuki, Shota Imanaga, Roki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and reigning National League Most Valuable Player Shohei Ohtani.

Throughout the week, MLB will engage fans with various activities and events. After the two games at the Tokyo Dome, the 2025 season’s grand Opening Day will be on March 27.

-Lance Fernandez

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