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Images from Tribune photojournalist John J. Kim from in and around the Tokyo Dome in Japan as the Chicago Cubs open their regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18, 2025.

A child makes a batting stance pose next to a poster of Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki while being photographed by her father before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A child makes a batting stance pose next to a poster of Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki while being photographed by her father before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A mascot for the Yomiuri Giants is prepped by a handler before an exhibition game between the Yomiuri Giants and Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A mascot for the Yomiuri Giants is prepped by a handler before an exhibition game between the Yomiuri Giants and Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs players and coaches line up for introductions before an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs players and coaches line up for introductions before an exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A green-colored batting cage surrounds home plate as Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong takes batting practice during a workout in preparation for the Tokyo Series against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome on March 14, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
A green-colored batting cage surrounds home plate as Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong takes batting practice during a workout in preparation for the Tokyo Series against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome on March 14, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Baseball fans exit in the rain after the Hanshin Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in the first of a double header of exhibition games at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. The Cubs and Yomiuri Giants played the second game. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Baseball fans exit in the rain after the Hanshin Tigers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in the first of a double header of exhibition games at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. The Cubs and Yomiuri Giants played the second game. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wait to enter a TGI Fridays restaurant hosting a Cubs-themed gathering after an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers outside the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wait to enter a TGI Fridays restaurant hosting a Cubs-themed gathering after an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers outside the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs fan Taisei Notake, 17, picks up his ballpark meal order from a concessions booth before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs fan Taisei Notake, 17, picks up his ballpark meal order from a concessions booth before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw, center, is interviewed on the field after a 4-2 win over the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. Shaw hit a two-run single in the fifth inning. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw, center, is interviewed on the field after a 4-2 win over the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. Shaw hit a two-run single in the fifth inning. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Musician Eddie Vedder and his daughter Olivia celebrate the Cubs' win 4-2 over the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Musician Eddie Vedder and his daughter Olivia celebrate the Cubs' win 4-2 over the Yomiuri Giants in an exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wearing inflatable sumo costumes complete a race in the outfield during an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wearing inflatable sumo costumes complete a race in the outfield during an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Rally towels for the Tokyo Series between the Cubs and Dodgers are placed on stadium seats as a man walks past at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025, in Tokyo. The Cubs play the Dodgers on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Rally towels for the Tokyo Series between the Cubs and Dodgers are placed on stadium seats as a man walks past at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025. The Cubs play the Dodgers on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Afternoon sunlight illuminates a Cubs sign at a TGI Fridays restaurant entrance near the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025, in Tokyo. The Cubs and Dodgers play on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Afternoon sunlight illuminates a Cubs sign at a TGI Fridays restaurant entrance near the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025. The Cubs and Dodgers play on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Workers fill in painted turf signage for the Tokyo Series after workouts from the Cubs and Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025, in Tokyo. The teams play on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Workers fill in painted turf signage for the Tokyo Series after workouts from the Cubs and Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025. The teams play on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, center right, waits for his turn at batting practice during a workout at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025, in Tokyo. The Cubs play the Dodgers on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, center right, waits for his turn at batting practice during a workout at the Tokyo Dome on March 17, 2025. The Cubs play the Dodgers on March 18 in Tokyo to start the regular season. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Kanji Oishi watches batting practice with his sons, Hiroto, 8, left, and Takato, 5, both wearing Cubs first baseman Justin Turner beards, before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Kanji Oishi watches batting practice with his sons, Hiroto, 8, left, and Takato, 5, both wearing Cubs first baseman Justin Turner beards, before an exhibition game between the Cubs and Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on March 16, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wait to enter an MLB apparel store for the Tokyo Series after an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers outside the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Fans wait to enter an MLB apparel store for the Tokyo Series after an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers outside the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs shortstop Vidal Bruján, left, and catcher Carson Kelly head to the locker room ahead of an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025, in Tokyo. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Cubs shortstop Vidal Bruján, left, and catcher Carson Kelly head to the locker room ahead of an exhibition game between the Cubs and Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome on March 15, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)