Baseball: NPB's Tigers beat Dodgers after Cubs in exhibition series

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- Mar 16, 2025 - 20:05 All,Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell waits as Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run in the fourth inning of an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Hiroto Saiki of the Hanshin Tigers pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Members of MISAMO, a subunit of K-pop girls group TWICE, throw the ceremonial first pitch before an exhibition game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (front L), Hanshin Tigers manager Kyuji Fujikawa (front R) and their players pose for a photo after their exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (Kyodo)

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani flies out in the third inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Los Angeles Dodgers players, including Shohei Ohtani (2nd from R), line up ahead of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A special gold Major League Baseball logo patch is seen on the back of Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani's jersey during an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers on March 16, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to MLB's season-opening Tokyo Series. National League MVP Ohtani is among six award winners from last year wearing the special patch throughout the 2025 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Teruaki Sato hit a three-run homer off two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, leading the Hanshin Tigers to a 3-0 exhibition victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.Shohei Ohtani struck out and flied out to center in his two at-bats as the World Series champion Dodgers were limited to three hits, all singles, at Tokyo Dome without Mookie Betts, who is dealing with an illness.A day earlier, Nippon Professional Baseball's Hanshin beat the Chicago Cubs by the same 3-0 score. The Dodgers and the Cubs are in Tokyo to play the first two games of Major League Baseball's 2025 season beg…READ FULL ARTICLE

Baseball: NPB's Tigers beat Dodgers after Cubs in exhibition series

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