The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will launch the regular season of Major League Baseball in 2025 from March 18 to 19 with a set of two games in Tokyo, Japan. The host country will be well represented, especially on the mound. Although nothing was formalized, the two parties reported that the first game could present a renowned match between the leftist of the Cubs Shota Imanaga and the Dodgers Righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The two launchers are, of course, Japan.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told journalists on Wednesday that he was “fair to say” Yamamoto would get the head of the first game, According to mlb.com. Roberts added that the dodgers also planned that Roki Sasaki will both do his team and Mlb Beginnings during this series, according to its status of progression of spring. The appearance of Sasaki would be like a starter, not a lifter.
As for the Cubs, Imanaga recently declared the following through an interpreter: “It’s my job to start opening (day) in Japan, I think I want to ensure my responsibility and do well there . “
Imanaga and Yamamoto each enter their second seasons in MLB. Imanaga compiled an MPM of 2.91 (137 ERA +) and a ratio of 6.21 withdrawals on the march in 29 departures last year. Yamamoto, conversely, generated an ERA of 3.00 (129 ERA +) and a report of 4.77 withdrawal with 18 outings. Sasaki, once again, will enter his year “recruit” after joining the dodgers as an amateur free agent this winter.
These three launchers are not the only Japanese players on one or the other list. Cubs also use the SEIYA SUZUKI voltiseur, while dodgers have a double -sense superstar Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani, by the way, should not make its long -awaited return to the mound until May, which means that he is not a candidate to present during the opening series in Tokyo.
