According to the Japanese baseball commissioner, the opening games of next year’s US Major League Baseball season will take place in Japan on March 19 and 20. The exact location and teams for these games have not yet been decided, as reported by Japanese media citing Sadayuki Sakakibara of the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization. During a meeting with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred in South Korea, Sakakibara discussed the plan for these games scheduled in Japan.
While no final decisions have been made yet, there are speculations that the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs could be the possible contenders for the series as they both have Japanese players on their roster. Ohtani, a Japanese superstar, is closely followed by media in Japan, making his presence in the opening games a highly anticipated event. The Dodgers previously played against the San Diego Padres in Seoul during a season-opening series, adding to the excitement surrounding international games.
