Baseball

TOKYO (AP) — The Major League Baseball season kicks off Tuesday night at the Tokyo Dome when Shohei Ohtani and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs.

TOKYO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness that's lingered for the past week.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joey Gallo is planning to try pitching after he was released by the Chicago White Sox. Gallo went 2 for 20 in nine Cactus League games with Chicago in spring training, striking out 11 times.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been scratched from his Grapefruit League start against Toronto on Monday. Schmidt is dealing with some shoulder soreness, manager Aaron Boone told reporters in Florida.

DUNEDIN — Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in exhibition baseball action Sunday. Berrios (1-0) allowed four hits. no walks and no runs while fanning seven to secure the win.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins third baseman Royce Lewis left Sunday's Grapefruit League game against Boston with a leg injury. Lewis got hurt running up the line after he bounced to third leading off the second inning.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Framber Valdez is going to start for the Houston Astros on opening day — again. Manager Joe Espada told reporters on Sunday that Valdez will take the mound when the Astros host the New York Mets on March 27.

TOKYO (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto knows what it's like to travel across the world to take the mound for his first start of the Major League Baseball season. It's safe to say the first attempt didn't go very well.

Shohei Ohtani will be in the batter's box for the season's first pitch Tuesday, arriving at the Tokyo Dome coronated a World Series champion .

TOKYO (AP) — For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have have looked like the class of the National League.