{"id":33296,"date":"2025-03-15T07:34:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33296"},"modified":"2025-03-15T07:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:34:56","slug":"dodgers-reveal-star-studded-roster-for-tokyo-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33296","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Reveal Star-Studded Roster for Tokyo Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204434423.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204434423.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204434423.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2204434423.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-dom-ready-time=\"920\" data-img-load-time=\"2567\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; Roki Sasaki arrives for training on March 14, ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After arriving in Tokyo following Cactus League Spring Training, the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0unveiled their 31-man travel roster for the Tokyo Series against the Cubs, set for March 18-19.<\/p>\n<p>The roster includes high-profile players, including\u00a0Shohei Ohtani,\u00a0Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and\u00a0Roki Sasaki\u00a0\u2013 the Japanese star trio that Tokyo is eager to see. At a press conference held at the Tokyo Dome Hotel on Friday, the trio expressed their excitement about opening the 2025 Major League season on their home turf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really feel the excitement of the country with the games being played here,\u201d Yamamoto said through interpreter Will Ireton in a report with\u00a0MLB.com. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to pitching in front of the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers fans in Tokyo are dedicated to the Japanese stars, with Friday\u2019s workouts attracting over 10,500 fans all decked out in Dodgers gear with some holding handmade signs to show their support.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dcb4aada986fd9bb452b3eaac16919c6\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHLCPNSO9qu\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHLCPNSO9qu\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fdodgers-reveal-roster-for-tokyo-series%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A656408.8999999762%7D\" height=\"1114\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Roster Breakdown and Predicted Lineup for the Tokyo Series<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>All players on the 31-man travel roster can participate in the exhibition games at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday, where Los Angeles will play Nippon Professional Baseball\u2019s Central League teams the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers. The Dodgers will need to trim their roster to 26 active players by March 18 when they take on the Cubs. This roster can be adjusted again before their domestic opening day against the Detroit Tigers on March 27.<\/p>\n<p>The roster Thursday revealed consists of 16 pitchers and 15 position players, seven pitchers of whom have been preparing as starting pitchers this spring. However, not all seven will be needed as starters in Tokyo. The four predicted starters are\u00a0Tyler Glasnow\u00a0and\u00a0Blake Snell for the exhibition games, and Yamamoto and Sasaki for the series games against the Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s likely that second base will be occupied by\u00a0Tommy Edman, with one of L.A. \u2018s utility players \u2013 or perhaps\u00a0Andy Pages\u00a0or\u00a0James Outman\u00a0\u2013 taking center field on Opening Day, predicted in a report from\u00a0MLB.com.<\/p>\n<div id=\"1afc2e5d1d89adbc81d4b1c5efbb7b43\" class=\"embed_container\">\n<div class=\"lazy-embed lazy-embed--ssr embed-instagram-com lazy-embed--loaded\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHKTG9zvbCf\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DHKTG9zvbCf\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=656&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fheavy.com&amp;rp=%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Flos-angeles-dodgers%2Fdodgers-reveal-roster-for-tokyo-series%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A656412.1999999285%7D\" height=\"950\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Pitching Rotation and Adjustments\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Dodgers are planning to use a five-man rotation until Ohtani returns to the mound after recovering from surgery in his shoulder in November. As he is expected to return to pitching sometime in May, the five-man rotation will remain in place until then. The first four spots were taken by Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow and Sasaki, with the last spot being contested between\u00a0Dustin May\u00a0and\u00a0Tony Gonsolin. Yet due to a back injury, Gonsolin will be starting the season on the injured list, allowing May to secure the final spot in the rotation. May didn\u2019t travel with the team to Japan, instead staying in Arizona to continue progressing until the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The first pitch in the exhibition game against the Giants is scheduled for 6:00 a.m. ET Saturday, March 15, with first pitch in the second exhibition against the Tigers set for 11:00 p.m. ET later that day. Both games will be broadcast on SportsNet LA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; Roki Sasaki arrives for training on March 14, ahead of the MLB Tokyo Series at the Tokyo Dome. 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