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This week wasn't about the defending World Series champions visiting Japan, or Yoshinobu Yamamoto's transformation, or even Roki Sasaki's major league debut.

Tokyo shows its support as the Dodgers arrive in Tokyo to open their 2025 season against the Cubs.

It was a slow start but the Dodgers pieced together a 4-1 opening-day win over the Cubs in the Tokyo Series as Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Cubs to one run, three hits and a walk and struck out four, effectively using his splitter and flashing tantalizing potential in Tokyo Series opener.

During their run to last year's World Series, the Dodgers repeatedly cited their camaraderie as a key behind their playoff success and looked to recreate that in Japan.

For the first time Spectrum is offering a streaming-only subscription for Dodgers games that won't force fans in the L.A. market to buy a cable package or another service.

Rather than distance himself from his painful memories in Rikuzentakata, Roki Sasaki has taken a proactive approach to preserve his more pleasant recollections of his upbringing.

Mookie Betts will miss both of the Dodgers' season-opening games at the Tokyo Dome this week against the Chicago Cubs, manager Dave Roberts said Monday.

It's an almost unthinkable reality: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest in the team.

Behind a superb start from Hiroto Saiki, the Hanshin Tigers didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning and defeated the Dodgers 3-0 at the Tokyo Dome.