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Dodgers Overcame ‘2 Gut Punches’ to Win Tokyo Series, Says All-Star

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in North America after winning the first two games of the 2025 MLB season against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan.

There was so much to cheer for amid the fanfare and excitement, but a key All-Star on the roster talked about the most difficult parts of the trip.

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Before the team even boarded the plane to the Tokyo Series, there was doubt surrounding superstar Mookie Betts.

An illness kept him out of the team’s final two Cactus League matchups and, upon arrival to Japan, out of the two exhibition games played at the Tokyo Dome.