The 2025 MLB Tokyo Series: Everything You Need To Know

From how to watch to which teams are playing, here is a rundown of all the key details about the 2025 MLB World Tour: Tokyo Series.

The MLB Tokyo Series 2025 will kick off the Major League Baseball season with two games between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome on March 18 and 19, 2025.

Full Schedule:

• March 15, 2025 (Exhibition Games):
  • 12:00 PM JST: Chicago Cubs vs. Hanshin Tigers
  • 7:00 PM JST: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants
• March 16, 2025 (Exhibition Games):
  • 12:00 PM JST: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers
  • 7:00 PM JST: Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants
• March 18, 2025 (Regular Season Game 1):
  • 7:00 PM JST: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
• March 19, 2025 (Regular Season Game 2):
  • 7:00 PM JST: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

Time Conversion for U.S. Viewers:

Since Japan Standard Time (JST) is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and 16 hours ahead of Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (after the U.S. daylight saving time change on March 9), the schedule for U.S. audiences will be:

• March 15, 2025 (Exhibition Games):
  • 11:00 PM EDT (March 14): Chicago Cubs vs. Hanshin Tigers
  • 6:00 AM EDT: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants
• March 16, 2025 (Exhibition Games):
  • 11:00 PM EDT (March 15): Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers
  • 6:00 AM EDT: Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants
• March 18, 2025 (Regular Season Game 1):
  • 6:00 AM EDT: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs
• March 19, 2025 (Regular Season Game 2):
  • 6:00 AM EDT: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

This will be the Dodgers’ first time playing in Japan as part of an official MLB event, after previous appearances in Australia, Mexico, and South Korea. For the Cubs, this is their second time playing in the Tokyo Series, their first being in 2000.

A historic first for Japanese players, this series will feature five Japanese-born MLB stars:

• Shohei Ohtani, Roki Sasaki, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers)
• Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki (Cubs)

Notably, Seiya Suzuki, who was born in Arakawa, Tokyo, will be playing in his hometown.

Broadcast Details:

• United States: National broadcasts on Fox Sports and Fox Deportes (Spanish-language)
• Japan: Prime Video Japan

For more details, you can check the full article on Just Baseball.

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