There is pressure on this Chicago Cubs team to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020 and secure their first division title in a full season since 2017.

Matthew Boyd is making his Cubs debut this afternoon. He didn’t have a good spring, but his last outing, March 16 vs. the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo, was good: four shutout innings with six strikeouts.

MLB: Spring Training Chicago Cubs at Yomiuri Giants Chicago Cubs second baseman Gage Workman (center) scores after a wild pitch by Yomiuri Giants starting pitcher Foster Griffin (right ...

Shohei Ohtani, of course. But, back to the Cubs. MLB: Spring Training Chicago Cubs at Yomiuri Giants Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (center) celebrates with right fielder Kyle ...

TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 16: Matt Shaw #6 of the Chicago Cubs celebrates hitting a RBI single in the top of the fifth inning against Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025 in Tokyo ...

In addition to Swanson, second baseman Nico Hoerner has been swinging a torpedo bat in games. Left fielder Ian Happ swung one ...

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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. It's the first of a ...

The Chicago Cubs and defending World Series champion ... home of Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants. "I think it's a great way to start a season in terms of team bonding.

March 14 Chicago Cubs vs. Hanshin Tigers: 11 p.m. ET (MLB.TV) March 15 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Yomiuri Giants: 6 a.m. ET (MLB.TV) The Dodgers vs. Cubs will be exciting games to kick off this ...