The MLB Tokyo series wrapped up with the Los Angeles Dodgers sweeping the Chicago Cubs to officially kick off the 2025. In Game 2, Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani treated his countrymen to a monster shot of a home run.

Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game. But the Japanese players who were playing in front of their home country at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday handled any jitters they had quite well,

MLB season began with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan. Both teams have big Japanese players, including Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki. The series ended in a two-game sweep for the Dodgers.

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The MLB regular season is back and for the second straight year, the season will begin overseas in Tokyo. Last year's World Series champions, the Dodgers, will be kicking things o