The new Major League season will officially begin on the 29th, Japan time. Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani will be playing his first official game at his home base since his transfer amid ongoing off-field turmoil over illegal gambling issues involving his former interpreter.

Dodgers play Cardinals at home

Major League Baseball will have its opening game in the United States on the 29th, Japan time.



The Dodgers and Padres, who played their opening series in South Korea ahead of other teams, will play their first home games of the season, with the Dodgers taking on the Cardinals.



This will be Otani's first official game at his home base after transferring to the Dodgers, but he has not had a hit in three exhibition games since the issue of illegal gambling by Ippei Mizuhara, who was the exclusive interpreter, was discovered. It will be interesting to see if he can improve his condition in time for the start of the full-fledged season.

Padres face Giants at home

Padres pitcher Yu Darvish, who is on track for his 200th win between Japan and the United States, will aim for his first win of the season against the Giants at home.



Pitcher Darvish last pitched as the opening pitcher, allowing one run in the fourth inning, and although he did not win, he showed stable pitching.

Other Japanese players

Among the teams that will open the season on the 29th, Japan time,


the Cubs, to which Seiya Suzuki and pitcher Shota Imanaga belong, are the Rangers, last season's world champions, and the Reds,


to whom Masanao Yoshida and pitcher Naoyuki Uezawa belong. The Sox will play the Mariners.



Other Japanese players include:


▼Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda is scheduled to start in the second game of the season, against the White Sox, and


▼Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi will start against the Rays, which will be played at the opponent's home base. He is scheduled to start in the third game of four consecutive games.



From now until the end of September, Major League Baseball teams will play 162 regular season games with the aim of advancing to the playoffs.