Tuesday's first game of the Tokyo Series averaged more than 25 million viewers in Japan, according to Major League Baseball, making it the most-watched MLB game in the country's history.

This week, the Dodgers and Cubs played a two-game series in Tokyo Japan to kick off the 2025 MLB season. The series, which is a continuation of MLB’s World Tour, featured some of the game’s finest Japanese talent.

The Dodgers’ Andy Pages celebrates after hitting a double in the top of the seventh inning during the MLB Tokyo Series game against the Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025. The Dodgers won 6-3 to sweep the two-game series.