Major League Baseball 's 2025 season begins in Japan on Tuesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs squaring off at the Tokyo Dome in one of the most anticipated international games ever. “It’s going to be absolutely crazy," Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez said before the teams left for Japan.

It’s the first of a two-game series and features five Japanese players. Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and rookie Roki Sasaki pitch for the Dodgers while the Cubs have outfielder Seiya Suzuki and lefthanded pitcher Shota Imanaga.

Shohei Ohtani and the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers kick off the 2025 Major League Baseball season early Tuesday with the first of a two-game Tokyo Series with the Chicago Cubs.