Last year, the Padres and Dodgers got the MLB regular season started early with two games in South Korea. This year, it’s the Cubs and Dodgers kicking things off the week before league-wide Opening Day.

Infielder Matt Shaw, the No. 1 prospect in the Cubs' system and No. 19 overall according to MLB Pipeline, will travel with the Cubs to Japan for next week's season-opening Tokyo Series, manager Craig Counsell announced on Tuesday.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

It's the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome to start the Major League Baseball season.

Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run in his return to his home country and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-1 victory over Japan's Yomiuri Giants on Saturday at Tokyo. Michael Conforto and Teoscar Hernandez also hit home runs for the Dodgers,

Japanese star Shohei Ohtani showed off some prodigious power in his return to the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night