Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki made his Major League debut where his baseball journey began: Japan. More news: Dodgers Don’t Have Most Expensive Median Ticket Prices in MLB for 2025 Season The Dodgers traveled overseas for the start of the season and returned home 2-0 after sweeping the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series.

Roki Sasaki's Major League Baseball debut was equal parts electrifying and erratic, with the Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander displaying a powerful arm but also a wild streak that limited his outing to three innings on Wednesday night at the Tokyo Dome.

Despite a shaky debut from Rōki Sasaki, the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 6-3 victory in Tokyo to begin the 2025 MLB season. Sasaki, the No. 1 prospect in baseball,

The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.

Highlights included the return of two-way star Shohei Ohtani to his native country. He homered in Wednesday's game. Other Japanese players had a chance to shine as well. Yoshinobu Yamamoto won the opener on the mound,