Major League Baseball is back — but fans in the U.S. will have to wake up early to catch the first games of the 2025 season.
The Chicago Cubs and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers will open the season in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, March 18, at 6:10 a.m. ET.
This year’s spring training kicked off with the Dodgers facing the Cubs on Feb. 20 in Arizona, with Chicago defeating LA 12-4. The following day, the Cubs beat the Dodgers 7-3.
The last time the two teams faced each other on Opening Day was in 1963, MLB.com reports. That season, the Dodgers beat the Cubs on Opening Day and ultimately won the World Series.
In the Tokyo Series games this week, both teams will showcase Japanese players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki on the Dodgers, as well as Chicago’s Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. Pitchers Yamamoto and Imanaga will start Opening Day for their respective teams.
Here’s how to watch the MLB season opener.
When is the Dodgers-Cubs Opening Day game in Japan for the Tokyo Series?
The Cubs and Dodgers will play a two-game series in Tokyo on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19.
Both games will take place at 6:10 a.m. ET (5:10 a.m. CT/3:10 a.m. PT).
Where are the Dodgers-Cubs Tokyo Series games?
Both the Tuesday and Wednesday matchups will take place at the Tokyo Dome, an indoor stadium.
Though both teams are overseas, Game 1 and Game 2 will count as home contests for the Cubs, according to MLB.
How to watch the Dodgers-Cubs Tokyo Series games
The Cubs-Dodgers matchup on Tuesday will be broadcast live nationally on Fox. FS1 will air the second game on Wednesday.
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