Baseball: Ohtani, Sasaki focus of attention in MLB Tokyo Series

Three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani will begin his eighth Major League Baseball season on home soil next week following a historic 50-home run, 50-stolen base campaign for the Los Angeles Dodgers last year. The World Series champions are scheduled to play the Chicago Cubs in the first two games of the 2025 MLB season at Tokyo Dome on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a total of five Japanese players featuring in the series. Ohtani is expected to return to the mound at some point this year, but the Dodgers are clearly taking a cautious approach to his return as a two-way player following offseason shoulder …

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