The Japanese stars are expected to pitch against the Cubs on March 18-19, with Chicago manager Craig Counsell planning to start Shota Imanaga one of the games

Japanese pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are expected to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in season openers at Tokyo next month, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said on Wednesday.

Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of th

The two Japanese pitchers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two-game series. The Cubs have Japanese players Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.

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Imanaga, coming off an impressive rookie campaign, will start opposite of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a teammate of his on Samurai Japan's roster.

Fellow Japanese hurler Yoshinobu Yamamoto is also expected to pitch in the series, as is the Cubs' Shota Imanaga.

The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers get the season started in just 34 short days when they match up for two games in Tokyo, Japan. While the Dodgers have announced that Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will each start a game,

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.