The Chicago Cubs are taking on the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers early on Tuesday morning from Tokyo for the first of a two-game set to begin the regular season campaign. In a historic pitching matchup between fellow Japanese stars Shota Imanaga and Yoshinobu Yamamoto,

The Cubs lost their first two games of the year in Tokyo, but they have enough pieces to grab hold of an open NL Central division.

Follow live as the LA Dodgers make it a Tokyo sweep with a 6-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, following the world champions’ 4-1 victory on Tuesday

MLB season started the same way 2024 ended: with a Los Angeles Dodgers win. Thanks to Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a fifth-inning rally, the defending World Series champions bested the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday morning (LAD 4,

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From opening day at the Tokyo Dome to a welcome dinner full of surprises, here’s how the Chicago Cubs spent their time in Japan.

The Chicago Cubs are returning home from Japan with an 0-2 record. It was an unfortunate draw to pull the reigning World Series champion to start their season,