LOS ANGELES — Welcome to the 2025 epicenter of the baseball universe. The most talented team in baseball resides in Chavez ...

Are the Dodgers ruining baseball, or are they just dominating it? The post Following Freeman, Veteran Dodgers All-Star ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Next up was 23-year-old Japanese sensation Rōki Sasaki. He was supposed to throw just two innings, but wound up going three, throwing 30 ...

It was no different for Suzuki, and the Cubs can’t imagine the emotional toll on the Dodgers’ three Japanese players in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Rōki Sasaki and Ohtani. “I know the trip ...

Here is a closer look at some of the majors’ most intriguing rookies this year: The rich got a little richer when the World Series champions signed Sasaki to a minor league contract in January ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers could not have envisioned a better start to the 2025 season than the one they had in their two-game series against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo. The reigning World Series ...

MESA, Ariz. — They still are groggy and definitely sleep-deprived after their trip to Tokyo, but the Chicago Cubs are back playing spring training games, with most of their regulars back in the ...

What if Sasaki pitches like an unfocused kid and Snell loses his edge and relievers Scott and Yates crumble under the new pressure? Lots can go wrong, but here’s guessing it won’t. And the ...