Baseball fever swept through Tokyo on Tuesday as the MLB season got underway, offering fans a rare opportunity to glimpse homegrown star Shohei Ohtani in action.

Shohei Ohtani said it had been "a while since I felt this nervous playing a game," but manager two hits and two runs Tuesday as the Dodgers won their Opening Day game in Tokyo.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had a little extra zip on his fastball. Shohei Ohtani even admitted to some nerves. There was little doubt this was no ordinary baseball game. But the Japanese players who were ...

As MLB Network wrote on its Twitter/X page, "Every time Shohei Ohtani stepped up to the plate today, the fans at the Tokyo Dome went silent." That surely heightened the nerves of Ohtani. "I was ...

When Shohei Ohtani steps onto the Tokyo Dome field, the mere sight of him is enough to send those in the stands into rapturous applause. But when he steps into the batter's box, the noise level drops ...

In front of a packed Tokyo Dome crowd, the 2025 MLB season got underway with Game 1 of the Tokyo Series. Though the game was close, the Dodgers' trio of Japanese stars (though only two played: Roki Sa ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 in Major League Baseball ...

MLB season is officially underway with the Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, and the beer prices are blowing fans away.

Welcome to the view from the stands in the middle of the jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday as the Dodgers and Cubs opened MLB's ...