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How 150 years of baseball history led to Tokyo Series

As Tokyo prepares to host an epic opening series featuring several of MLB’s top Japanese stars, it’s worth going all the way back to 1872 to trace the path that led us to this point.

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In our survey of over one hundred players, they overwhelmingly chose Shohei Ohtani as the best player in baseball but had plenty to say about Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Judge and others.

Two of Pablo Sandoval’s three homers in 2012 World Series Game 1 came off Justin Verlander. Now that Sandoval is a guest instructor for the Giants and Verlander has joined the club, has it been awkward? “I don’t bring it up,” Sandoval said.

After spending the past two offseasons stocking shelves at a Whole Foods near his Nashville-area home, Mets catcher Hayden Senger has a realistic chance at cracking the Major Leagues.

You need to go all the way back to a 33-degree day at Wrigley Field in 1963 for the last time the Dodgers and Cubs faced off on Opening Day.

With Statcast’s new data on where hitters stand in the batter’s box, we can look at changes Pete Crow-Armstrong has made at the plate that have paid dividends so far in Spring Training.

Last year’s MVPs, Cy Young winners and Rookies of the Year will wear gold MLB logos on the backs of their jerseys that will be incorporated into special Topps cards.

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Where Power Rankings stand heading into the 2025 season

With our first regular-season games in Tokyo just days away, the No. 1 team should not come as much of a surprise as we rank all 30 clubs going into Opening Day.

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In our survey of more than one hundred players, the picks for the best pitcher in baseball included the reigning Cy Young Award winners and last season’s top NL Rookie.

Shortly after Shota Imanaga reported to Cubs Spring Training last year, he made changes to his pitching style that helped him dominate in his first taste of the Major Leagues.

After Kodai Senga got an awkward swing out of a looping 63.5 mph curveball, he dubbed the pitch “The Miracle Ball,” but would not commit to it becoming a regular part of his repertoire.

Interleague games between the Padres and Mariners have informally been known as The Vedder Cup for years, and now the season series winner will get a trophy featuring a guitar provided by Eddie Vedder himself.

Matchups between every team’s top prospects continue as the Twins face the Blue Jays at 1 p.m. ET, the Yankees meet the Orioles at 4 and the Angels take on the Cubs at 9.

The Cubs get ready for the Tokyo Series with an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, live Sunday at 6 a.m. ET on MLB Network.

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