The Dodgers claimed a 4-1 victory in Tuesday's opener led by Ohtani (2-for-5, two runs) and Yamamoto (5 IP, one run) and now send their newest acquisition to the mound against Cubs left-hander Justin Steele. After Wednesday's game, the teams will come back to the United States and get ready for the domestic opening day on March 27.

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,

Major League Baseball's regular season kicked off in Tokyo, Japan, drawing huge crowds at Tokyo Dome which hosted a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. NBC News' Janis Mackey Frayer has the details.