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Dodgers win first MLB game of 2025 season

Dodgers win the first MLB game of 2025 season. They beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.

The Sports Daily

Shohei Ohtani, Japan's other baseball stars shook their nerves and delivered in MLB's Tokyo opener

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball

The Independent UK

The Dodgers’ First Pitch of Their 2025 MLB Season Had Everyone Confused

What a weird start for the defending champs.

Sports Illustrated

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Shohei Ohtani merchandise is prompting long lines -- even in the rain -- in Tokyo

The Los Angeles Dodgers gave Shohei Ohtani an unprecedented $700 million contract hoping to drive interest — and the dollars that come with it — from fans across the Pacific

The Independent UK

What's the future of baseball in Japan as the best players leave for MLB?

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball

The Independent UK

Dodgers owners says Shohei Ohtani-led team is the 'obvious choice' to take baseball global—and the MLB must do more to get teams to invest overseas

The LA Dodgers are heading to a rockstar reception in their March 18 Tokyo game—the latest win for Boehly's supercharged take on the Moneyball strategy.

Fortune

Shohei Ohtani and four other Japanese players come home to start the MLB season

It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League Baseball season

The Independent UK

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Ohtani's Tokyo airport arrival hidden from fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the local star

Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda airport lined up 10 deep and hoping to catch a glimpse of Shohei Ohtani as he arrived in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Roki Sasaki Was Dominant in Spring Training Debut for Dodgers

Sasaki struck out five in his three inning debut and flashed overpowering stuff.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs Announce Shota Imanaga As Opening Day Starter to Face Dodgers in Tokyo

Shota Imanaga will toe the rubber in his native Japan when the Cubs open the 2025 MLB season against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome.

Sports Illustrated

Dave Roberts Declares Dodgers' Opening Day Starter vs. Cubs in Tokyo

Dave Roberts indicated both Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki would take the mound during the Dodgers' season-opening series in Tokyo.

Sports Illustrated

Dodgers Sign Reliever Tanner Scott To M Contract

Los Angeles Dodgers secure Tanner Scott with a million contract, making significant financial commitments to key players in Major League Baseball.

Top News

MLB Record Contracts: Soto, Ohtani, Trout, Betts, Judge, And More

Explore the top MLB contracts, including Juan Soto's record-breaking 5 million Mets deal and other notable player agreements in baseball history.

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The Independent UK

Juan Soto's $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here's who he passed

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press

Sports Illustrated

Blake Snell Signing With Dodgers Has MLB Fans in Sheer Disbelief

No way.

Sports Illustrated

What to Expect From Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki in MLB

The 23-year-old will become one of baseball's top free agents when he's posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. But what will he bring to the table as a big leaguer?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Roki Sasaki to the Dodgers? 4 reasons why they’re the favorite to sign the Japanese phenom

Why the Dodgers are the favorites to sign Roki Sasaki.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Why Roki Sasaki won’t get a massive contract from MLB teams after Japanese phenom got posted

This won't cost teams as much as other Japanese free agents. Here's why.

Sports Illustrated

Six Lessons to Learn From the Dodgers’ World Series Win

Los Angeles executed a perfect game plan to take advantage of the Yankees’ weaknesses.

The Independent UK

With Ohtani and Yamamoto playing, the World Series averaged a record 12.9 million viewers in Japan

With Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their first appearance, the World Series averaged 12.9 million viewers in Japan, making it the most-watched Fall Classic in the nation’s history

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