2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series

presented by Guggenheim

Major League Baseball announced that its 2025 regular season will begin with the Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim at the Tokyo Dome, featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers with Oshu, Japan native Shohei Ohtani and Bizen, Japan native Yoshinobu Yamamoto against the Chicago Cubs with Kitakyushu, Japan native Shota Imanaga and Arakawa, Japan native Seiya Suzuki on Tuesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 19th.

On March 15, the Chicago Cubs will take on the Hanshin Tigers at 12pm and the Yomiuri Giants will face the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7pm. On March 16, the Los Angeles Dodgers will take on the Hanshin Tigers at 12pm and the Yomiuri Giants will take on the Chicago Cubs at 7 p.m.

All games of the 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series including the four exhibition games will be played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo.

For more information on the 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series, please visit this website and follow MLB Japan on Instagram and Facebook and X.

Days

Hrs

Mins

Secs

Exhibition Games

March 15, 2025

GAME 1

Chicago Cubs vs. Hanshin Tigers
12:00 p.m. JST

GAME 2

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST

Exhibition Games

March 16, 2025

GAME 3

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers
12:00 p.m. JST

GAME 4

Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants
7:00 p.m. JST

Regular Season Series

March 18, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
7:00 p.m. JST

March 19, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
7:00 p.m. JST

How to Watch

Tuesday March 18, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

6:00 a.m. EST | 7:00 p.m. JST

Spanish broadcast available on Fox Deportes

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

6:00 a.m. EST | 7:00 p.m. JST

Spanish broadcast available on Fox Deportes

Japan

U.S. Local Networks

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