MLB Season Opens in Japan
Ohtani hits HR in return to Japan, Dodgers top Cubs again
Shohei Ohtani hit a solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, Roki Sasaki threw three eventful innings in his big-league debut and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 on Wednesday night to sweep the two-game series in Japan.
Inside MLB’s process of authenticating game-used items
When Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki took the mound against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on Wednesday, he did so wearing an MLB debut patch on the left sleeve of his jersey. After his start, when leaving the game and coming off the field, the MLB authentication team said it would immediately remove the debut patch, authenticate it and place a hologram sticker on it.
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A 10-year-old boy in Tokyo caught Ohtani’s first HR of season
Sota Fujimori is the luckiest 10-year-old in Japan.
Six teams that can take down the Dodgers this season
Entering the 2025 MLB season, it is the Los Angeles Dodgers and then everyone else — on paper, at least. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the league is going to roll over and let L.A. cruise to a second straight World Series title.
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Ohtani delivers in return to Tokyo Dome
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani hit a towering solo homer in his return to the Tokyo Dome, taking Chicago Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson deep with a ball that barely cleared the fence in right-center field on Wednesday night.
Dodgers’ Sasaki throws 3 powerful but erratic innings in pressure-packed MLB debut
Roki Sasaki’s Major League Baseball debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing to three innings on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome.
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