The 2025 MLB regular season opens today, and for the five players between the Cubs and Dodgers lineup, it will be homecoming.
The defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers will play a two-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The Dodgers have three Japanese-born players, including the current National League MVP shoe, Hei ohtani, but the Cubs have two.
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The game begins with a historic pitching matchup between Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roda Village Imanaga. This is the first time a Japanese pitcher has faced it on the first day.
Due to time zones, the game will air early in the US, but here's how to tune for free to start a new baseball season.
MLB Tokyo Series Date and Time: When will the Dodgers and Cubs play on Toyco?
The Dodgers and Cubs will face off twice at Tokyo Dome.
- Game 1: Tuesday, March 18th at 6am (7pm in Japan) – Broadcast on Fox
- Game 2: Wednesday, March 19th at 6am (7pm in Japan) – Broadcast on Fox Sports 1 (FS1)
How to watch Dodger Cubs for free in the MLB Tokyo Series:
The best way to stream without cables Free trial of live TV streaming services. Currently, we are a huge fan of Hulu + Live TV, including both Fox and FS1, offering a 3-day free trial before the $82.99 payment begins.
You can also stream both networks with the Entertainment Plan on DirectV Stream or the MySports genre pack. Both will launch a 5-day free trial before payment (starting at $69.99 per month).
Dodgers-Cubs Tokyo Series Game 1 Pitching Match Up:
As mentioned above, Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto will face off against Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga. Yamamoto was 7-2 in 90 innings with a 3.00 ERA in 90 innings during the 2024 campaign, while Imanaga was 15-3 in 2.91 ERA in 173 1/3 innings
Dodgers-Cubs Tokyo Series Game 1 Possible lineup:
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Shohei Ohtani, DH
- Tommy Edman, 2b
- Freddie Freeman, 1b
- Teoscar Hernández, RF
- Max Muncie, 3b
- Will Smith, c
- Michael Comfort, lf
- Miguel Rojas, SS
- Andy Page, cf
Chicago Cubs
- Ian Hap, lf
- Kyle Tucker, RF
- Seiya Suzuki, DH
- Michael Bush, 1b
- Danceby Swanson, SS
- Matt Show, 3b
- Pete Crow Armstrong, cf
- Miguel Amaya, c
- John Berty, 2b
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