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Chicago Cubs notes from Tokyo: Matthew Boyd’s roots to Japanese baseball — and a healthy Julian Merryweather
TOKYO — Matthew Boyd’s appreciation for baseball’s popularity in Japan and its stars can be traced to his roots. Boyd grew up roughly 30 minutes outside Seattle and became a big Mariners fan when ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Dodgers star Mookie Betts won't play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness that's lingered for the past week. Manager Dave Roberts said ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Paul Sullivan: As the Cubs prepare for the season opener in Japan, a modest proposal to fix the Tokyo Series
CHICAGO — When the Chicago Cubs opened the 2000 season with a two-game series in Tokyo against the New York Mets, it was considered the start of a new era. “I don’t think this is going to be a ‘put ...Yahoo Sports - 18h -
MLB Power Rankings: The top 12 hitting duos for the 2025 season
Lindor and Soto? Ohtani and Betts? We're spoiledCBS Sports - Mar. 10 -
‘Go Cubs Go’ plays at Tokyo Dome after Cubs’ 4-2 win. Up next: Opening day vs. Dodgers.
TOKYO — Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd stays focused on checking all the boxes. Keeping his delivery sound. Staying behind the baseball. Driving down on the pitch. And in Sunday’s unique ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo
Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings behind her as she filmed herself.The New York Times - 5d -
YouTuber stabbed to death as she livestreamed on Tokyo street
Airi Sato, 22, was rushed to a hospital with critical injuries after the attacker stabbed her repeatedly in her upper body, police said, and was later pronounced dead.CBS News - 3d -
Fortnite announces Shohei Ohtani as first MLB player available in-game
The Dodgers star will be added to the Fortnite shop starting March 17 and includes multiple styles.ESPN - Mar. 10 -
WATCH: Cubs' Seiya Suzuki uses samurai sword to slice through pitches in batting practice
Suzuki steeled himself in preparation for the Tokyo Series between the Cubs and DodgersCBS Sports - 4d -
Survivors of Tokyo bombing 80 years ago want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the Japanese capitalABC News - Mar. 9 -
Eighty years since the Tokyo firebombing, survivors are still awaiting recognition
More people were killed in the 1945 attack than the atomic bombing of Nagasaki a few months later, but there is no national memorial, accurate death toll or compensation for survivors. . Not even ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
Yoshinobu Yamamoto stays in line to pitch opening day for the Dodgers in Tokyo
Yoshinobu Yamamoto made his fourth and final Cactus League appearance Monday, throwing 75 pitches over five innings, giving up a run on four hits and striking out seven.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 10 -
2025 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Rotoworld Top 300 overall headlined by Witt, Ohtani, Judge, De La Cruz
Injuries are pushing Gerrit Cole, George Kirby, and Grayson Rodriguez down the board.Yahoo Sports - Mar. 8 -
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. turned down Blue Jays extension offer of more than $500 million (with deferrals): Report
The Blue Jays star apparently wanted more present-day money than Shohei Ohtani.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Fantasy Baseball Busts 2.0: Shohei Ohtani's pitching side may be a source of Fantasy frustration
Plus, find out why Chris Towers has added Garrett Crochet to his latest busts listCBS Sports - 5d -
Baseball was in need of revitalization. Japanese stars are giving America's pastime a lifeline.
Japanese players Shohei Ohtani and Shota Imanaga are transforming Major League Baseball and its fans — and the future of the game.NBC News - 2d -
From Nomo to Ichiro to Ohtani: Japan's baseball rise in MLB hits high point in Dodgers-Cubs series
Nearly 25 years after Ichiro Suzuki embarked on a Hall of Fame career for the Seattle Mariners, the impact of Japanese players in Major League Baseball is at a high pointABC News - 1d -
Opening day on an international stage awaits Cubs’ Shota Imanaga: ‘Really want to think about this moment’
TOKYO — In the largely empty Tokyo Dome, Shota Imanaga stood on the mound during the Chicago Cubs’ workout Monday afternoon to get a sense of what he would feel in a much livelier atmosphere ...Yahoo Sports - 7h -
Police in Japan arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming
Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.NBC News - 3d -
NL West season preview: Can anyone top the Dodgers? Will the Padres, Giants or D-backs reach the playoffs?
With the season-opening Tokyo Series just around the corner, let's take stock of the National League West.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
MLB season preview 2025: Best-case and worst-case scenario, make-or-break player and season prediction for every NL team
Before the Tokyo Series kicks off the regular season on Tuesday, let's take a look at all the teams in the National League.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
GB Sevens' Shekells in England Women's Six Nations squad
Jade Shekells, who represented Great Britain at Sevens at the Tokyo Olympics, is one of four uncapped players in England's squad of 37.BBC News - 11h -
Dodgers to start Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki in MLB's Tokyo Series vs. Cubs
The two-game series will open the season on March 18-19CBS Sports - 6d -
Dodgers vs. Cubs in Tokyo Series: Everything to know as 2025 MLB regular season kicks off in Japan
Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga will start the series TuesdayCBS Sports - 14h -
Mookie Betts to miss Tokyo Series: Dodgers star will sit out season-opening Japan games with illness
Veteran infielder Miguel Rojas will likely start in Betts' placeCBS Sports - 13h -
Dodgers' Mookie Betts won’t play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Manager Dave Roberts said that Mookie Betts is starting to feel better but has lost nearly 15 pounds and is still trying to get rehydrated and gain strength.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
MLB hyped up a video game-like replay view from the Tokyo Dome and fans justifiably hated it
The on-field replay did not go over how MLB expected.Yahoo Sports - 11h -
Dodgers vs. Cubs best bets: Gambling plays for MLB's Tokyo Series, including an underrated hitter
Los Angeles and Chicago open the season at 6 a.m. ET on TuesdayCBS Sports - 6h -
Dodgers boast best MLB team. But in fantasy baseball, is it smart to draft them?
Want to load up on Dodgers in a fantasy baseball league draft? You can't get both Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, but the rest of their teammates are up for grabs.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
'Paint Japan blue': How the Dodgers' vision of Japanese prominence became reality
It's an almost unthinkable reality: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are all Dodgers. And a Japanese fan base has coalesced around its interest in the team.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts out for MLS season openers
All-Star shortstop will miss the MLB's season-opening Tokyo Series because of a lingering illness, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
Nearing end of short spring, Dodgers, Cubs make final preparations for season opener in Japan
Shohei Ohtani’s bat is ready for the Los Angeles Dodgers while Shota Imanaga has looked good on the mound for the Chicago Cubs with less than 10 days remaining before baseball’s regular-season ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9 -
‘I was feeding off it’: Cubs experience electric atmosphere in 3-0 exhibition loss to Hanshin Tigers
TOKYO — A cacophony of chants, horns, drums and cheers greeted Chicago Cubs right-hander Julian Merryweather as he faced the Hanshin Tigers leadoff hitter Saturday afternoon. The Tigers support ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Dodgers fall to Hanshin Tigers in final tuneup before start of season
Behind a superb start from Hiroto Saiki, the Hanshin Tigers didn't give up a hit until the fifth inning and defeated the Dodgers 3-0 at the Tokyo Dome.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
One Of The Best Baseball Players In The World Might Be Hitting The Fortnite Shop Soon
Shohei Ohtani will supposedly come to Fortnite as a cel-shaded skin in an upcoming update for the popular game. The Los Angeles Dodgers star would be the first MLB player ever for the battle-royale ...GameSpot - Mar. 10
