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(Fox/Fox Sports) Baseball fans, Opening Day is here ! Opening Day for the Cubs and Dodgers was technically Tuesday, March 18, in Tokyo . They will play another regular-season game this morning, before flying back to the United States to finish spring training. Playing this week in Tokyo are Japanese natives including Shota Imanaga, Roki Sasaki, Seiya Suzuki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Shohei Ohtani. Both games were sold out, with tickets on the secondary market more expensive than this year's Super Bowl. For 26 other MLB teams, Opening Day will occur Thursday, March 27, with 14 games scheduled that day. Thirty of the league’s top pitchers are set to take the mound, featuring 22 All-Stars, four making their debut with new teams, and one poised to become the quickest top overall draft pick to start a season opener. Japan has a deep and complex relationship with baseball , and no story captures that connection better than Tokyo Giant: The Legend of Victor Starffin . Baseball has been a ...

With the unmistakable sound of baseball bats cracking through the air during MLB Spring Training, we are reminded that this marks the arrival of not just a sporting season, but a cherished tradition that extends beyond the fields and professional athletes. The excitement of Spring Training, where SPF matters more than OPS, and prospects introduce themselves, sets the stage for baseball fans eagerly anticipating the first pitches of the 2024 baseball season. As pitchers and catchers report and games being, the baseball world is fixated more on the players not on the field, as the free agent offseason glacially drags into late February. Elite names like Cody Bellinger, Jordan Montgomery, Matt Chapman, Blake Snell and others, remain unsigned and fanbases are frustrated and eager to see their teams make a splash. For players, Spring Training is more than just practice; it's a time of intense preparation and competition . Young prospects strive to leave an indelible impression, while ...