{"id":42508,"date":"2025-03-19T11:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42508"},"modified":"2025-03-19T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:37:20","slug":"dodgers-vs-cubs-live-updates-roki-sasaki-makes-his-mlb-debut-freddie-freeman-sits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42508","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Live Dodgers vs. Cubs in Tokyo<\/p>\n<p><time datetime=\"2025-03-19T11:24:09.754Z\"> Updated\u00a0 <\/time><\/p>\n<h2>Pitcher Roki Sasaki makes his Dodgers debut as the team looks to open the season with a series sweep of the Chicago Cubs at the Tokyo Dome. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10 a.m. PDT.<\/h2>\n<ul data-dynamic-timeline=\"\">\n<li data-click=\"liTimeline0\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-19T11:24:09.754Z\"> <\/time> Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez helps Dodgers extend lead, team goes to the bullpen<\/li>\n<li data-click=\"liTimeline1\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-19T11:07:01.439Z\"> <\/time> Roki Sasaki concedes a run, but avoids further damage<\/li>\n<li data-click=\"liTimeline2\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-19T10:52:29.733Z\"> <\/time> Tommy Edman helps Dodgers extend their advantage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5e93970\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2867x2867+717+0\/resize\/320x320!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe8%2Fe0%2F5fec0fec4a0ebba4c591acb5117d%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-982.jpg 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1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9eae4b0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/2867x2867+717+0\/resize\/1536x1536!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe8%2Fe0%2F5fec0fec4a0ebba4c591acb5117d%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-982.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki throws during the first inning of Wednesday\u2019s game at the Tokyo Dome.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><main><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez helps Dodgers extend lead, team goes to the bullpen<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source 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1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d37c919\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5324x3548+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2F0b%2F4d57359e454fbab5389ef301b654%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-2172.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez is greeted by Miguel Rojas after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p><b>\u26be Dodgers 5, Cubs 2 \u2014 Fourth inning<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Will Smith jumped on the first pitch and hammered a double into the left-field corner. After Max Muncy popped out to shortstop, Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez hit a 2-2 fastball to deep left for the Dodgers\u2019 second home run of the game. For Hern\u00e1ndez, it was his first hit of the season after going 0 for 5 in Tuesday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers inserted Luis Garcia to start the fourth inning, ending Roki Sasaki\u2019s MLB debut after three innings. After retiring the Cubs in order on 11 pitches in the first inning, Sasaki had to work in and (mostly) out of trouble in his last two frames, piling up five walks, including three in a row in the third inning that brought in Chicago\u2019s first run.<\/p>\n<p>For the game, Sasaki pitched three innings, allowed one run on one hit with three strikeouts on 56 pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, for his part, retired the first two hitters in the fourth inning before allowing a walk to Carson Kelly and a single to center to Jon Berti. Ian Happ then singled Kelly home before Garcia struck out Seiya Suzuki.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Roki Sasaki concedes a run, but avoids further damage<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p><b>\u26be Dodgers 3, Cubs 1 \u2014 Third inning<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After Jon Berti reached on a one-out infield single, Roki Sasaki allowed three consecutive walks to bring Berti around with the Cubs\u2019 first run. But Sasaki escaped further damage with strikeouts of Michael Busch and Shaw.<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki\u2019s MLB debut is through three innings and after a 1-2-3 first inning, he\u2019s had to wiggle out of trouble in the ensuing two frames, thanks mainly to five walks. Through the first 14 batters he\u2019s faced, Sasaki has thrown a first-pitch ball 11 times. But he\u2019s allowed only the infield single and recorded three strikeouts on 56 pitches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tommy Edman helps Dodgers extend their advantage<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b11870f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8ae2496\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/345119d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/768x512!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e1c5d2c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/1024x682!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0dde2cc\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/1240x826!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/78e6bdf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 2000w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a3a8f97\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/69b2521\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8f19008\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5233d28\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e602652\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/1024x682!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5c712a8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/1240x826!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a3a8f97\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x3999+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F70%2F588e86c3411ab262770479f51473%2F1498933-sp-0318-dodgers-cubs-rcg-1386.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>Dodgers outfielder Tommy Edman connects on a homer in the third inning.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p><b>\u26be Dodgers 3, Cubs 0 \u2014 Third inning<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers added to the lead with a two-out home run to left field by Tommy Edman, his first of the season.<\/p>\n<p>That built on a pair of runs the Dodgers scored in the second inning, when Will Smith walked and Max Muncy doubled Smith to third. Smith scampered home on a passed ball, moving Muncy to third. Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez then hit a sacrafice fly to plate Muncy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Freddie Freeman scratched from lineup once again<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p>TOKYO \u2014 Freddie Freeman was feeling better Wednesday, a night after being scratched from the Dodgers\u2019 opening day lineup because of rib soreness.<\/p>\n<p>However, the All-Star first baseman and reining World Series MVP was again out of the team\u2019s lineup for its Tokyo series finale against the Chicago Cubs, with the Dodgers opting for the same cautious approach that led them to send an ailing Mookie Betts home from the trip early.<\/p>\n<p>Like with Betts, the Dodgers decided not to risk pushing Freeman at this early juncture of the season, hoping to ensure his long-term health by keeping him out of action in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Also like Betts, Freeman is expected to return to the field once the team returns home, with manager Dave Roberts saying his expectation is that Freeman will play during the team\u2019s final preseason games against the Angels back in Southern California next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe lobbied hard, like he always does. He wants to play every day. He prepared to play,\u201d Roberts said of Freeman, who was seen walking to the hitting cages, bat in hand, hours before first pitch. \u201cBut ultimately, [he] conceded to myself and the training staff. It\u2019s just too early in the season to potentially put him in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Without Freeman, the Dodgers once again started Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez at first base, and had Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez batting third.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez: Tokyo Series atmosphere shows Shohei Ohtani is more than \u2018a representative of Japan\u2019<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/d847a54\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4244x2829+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Faf%2Fb21346804faa866b40cd9459ed79%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-1500.jpg 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1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/b461d07\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4244x2829+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Faf%2Fb21346804faa866b40cd9459ed79%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-1500.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>The Dodgers\u2019 Shohei Ohtani enters the field at the Tokyo Dome for a workout on Friday ahead of next week\u2019s Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p>TOKYO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0They screamed.<\/p>\n<p>They screamed and made that noise that crowds make when thousands of people scream at the same time, that sound that is heard when the home team takes a lead late in a playoff game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018I haven\u2019t given my Japanese side its due\u2019: Dave Roberts reflects ahead of Dodgers\u2019 Tokyo opener<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4c3f50e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3566x2377+0+1\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fb6%2Fb0aa90844f4f8d7e90f422837095%2Fangels-dodgers-baseball-78965.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fd34373\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3566x2377+0+1\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2Fb6%2Fb0aa90844f4f8d7e90f422837095%2Fangels-dodgers-baseball-78965.jpg 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Dave Roberts\u2019 mother was born in Okinawa, Japan, where she met and married Waymon Roberts when he was stationed there as a Marine.<\/p>\n<p>(Jae C. Hong \/ Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p>The smile got a little bigger, the emotions a little deeper, the meaning a little greater the more Dave Roberts looked around the room.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of last year\u2019s World Series title, in which Roberts led the Dodgers to the second championship of his decorated tenure, the veteran manager spent weeks basking in the triumph. He sprayed champagne in the Bronx. He danced with Ice Cube the day of the parade. He rejoiced with friends and family who watched him endure a season he described as \u201cthe most trying\u201d of his nine years with the Dodgers, but also \u201cthe most satisfying.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez: Roki Sasaki\u2019s bond with Rikuzentakata endures, long after 2011 tsunami<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a30fcfd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e3e3715\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/ef932fd\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/89cf5d7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/1024x682!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7fb069f\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/1240x826!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/8fbae0a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 2000w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f2b9fa0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e4dc48d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/e25799d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/78a5c1d\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/7405bc7\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/1024x682!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4ba40f5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/1240x826!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f2b9fa0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3744x2495+0+0\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F46%2F31353649444188393d4445666747%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2841.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>Roki Sasaki lost his father in the tsunami that destroyed his hometown of Rikuzentakata on March 11, 2011. With his mother and two brothers, Sasaki moved to the nearby city of Ofunato, but he returns every winter to Rikuzentakata.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p>RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Other than the concrete skeletal remains of a three-story office supply store, there was nothing on the expansive field.<\/p>\n<p>Just acres and acres of dried grass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2018Paint Japan blue\u2019: How the Dodgers\u2019 vision of Japanese prominence became reality<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/262a364\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/320x213!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/2bca19b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/568x379!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/72cc260\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/768x512!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c7d125e\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/1024x682!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/c0d114b\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/1240x826!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/aeedae8\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/format\/webp\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 2000w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5034204\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/cfedf30\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/320x213!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f7829f0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/568x379!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 568w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/4af0e66\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/768x512!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/46e0b55\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/1024x682!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a9e176a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/1240x826!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 1240w,https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5034204\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5738x3824+0+1\/resize\/2000x1333!\/quality\/75\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F3e%2F24b3f1ba4a91ba0e135d1459330c%2F1498417-sp-0314-dodgers-tokyo-rcg-2728.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Dodgers vs. Cubs live updates: Roki Sasaki makes his MLB debut, Freddie Freeman sits\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/> <\/picture>\n<div>\n<p>Shohei Ohtani, center, gestures to teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, left, as Roki Sasaki looks on during a press conference. All three have joined the Dodgers since the 2023 season ended.<\/p>\n<p>(Robert Gauthier \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-element=\"post-body\">\n<p>TOKYO\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Andrew Friedman remembers the talent, the crowd and maybe most of all, the hats.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2023, in the lead-up to the most anticipated World Baseball Classic to date, the Dodgers president of baseball operations accompanied team scouts and executives on a trip to Japan to get an in-person look at the nation\u2019s Samurai Japan national team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Team gatherings and cultural immersion: Dodgers hope Tokyo trip \u2018galvanizes\u2019 chemistry<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><picture><source 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camaraderie as a key behind their postseason success. 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