For two days in Japan, it's the Hanshin Tigers who have looked like the class of the National League. In another sign that Japanese baseball has never been better, the Tigers capped a two-game sweep over MLB clubs with a 3-0 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday at the Tokyo Dome.

Blake Snell will start and Tyler Glasnow will also pitch in the Dodgers’ second exhibition game, facing the Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome on Sunday afternoon in Japan, an 8 p.m. PT Saturday start time back home in Los Angeles.

LA Dodgers vs Hanshin Tigers postgame press conference Watch live as the Los Angeles Dodgers hold a postgame press conference after their exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers in Tokyo. The Dodgers are playing in Japan as part of the Tokyo Series.

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.

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Shortstop Mookie Betts has officially been ruled out of playing in the Los Angeles Dodgers season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs, while continuing to recover from an illness. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Sunday evening that the eight-time All Star will not be playing in either Tokyo Series game as he’s been facing