The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the most successful teams in Major League Baseball, with the team’s 2024 World Series victory marking their eighth championship in franchise history. Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs have loyal fans who cheered on the team that finally broke its 108-year World Series drought by winning in 2016. Seeing these two teams take on one another at the MLB Tokyo Series this year will be a highlight, especially with Japanese players like Dodgers stars Rōki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani getting to play again in their home country. You can catch all the action with a subscription to Sling Blue, starting at just $25.50 right now for your first month, half off the regular price. If you prepay, you can get three months for $115 and catch more of the MLB season.
How to watch MLB Tokyo Series: Dodgers vs. Cubs
Location: Tokyo Dome
TV channel: Fox, FS1
Streaming: Sling Blue, Sling Orange + Blue
When is the MLB Tokyo Series?
Before the main event, the Dodgers and Cubs will both play two exhibition matches against the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers, respectively. Those matches will both air on MLB.TV.
Then, on March 18 and 19, it’s time for the main event: Dodgers vs. Cubs. The first match will air on Fox, the second will air on FS1. Check out the full broadcast schedule below. (Note that most of the games are at unusual times for US viewers, given the Japanese venue.)
MLB Tokyo Series schedule
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)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Hanshin Tigers: 11 p.m. ET (MLB.TV)
March 16
Chicago Cubs vs. Yomiuri Giants: 6 a.m. ET (MLB.TV)
March 18
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs: 6 a.m. ET (Fox)
March 19
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs: 6 a.m. ET (FS1)
How to watch the Dodgers vs. Cubs live without cable:
The Dodgers vs. Cubs will be exciting games to kick off this season, especially since this marks the sixth MLB regular season that begins in Japan and the 25th anniversary of the first regular season game there. The first took place in 2000 between the Cubs and the New York Mets. Fans are eager to see two Japanese-born pitchers likely facing off in their home country for the first time ever in a major league game as well. For any MLB fan, the no annual contract subscription to Sling will be worth every penny. And for the first month, it’s less than the large brunch you’ll probably want to order after the games are over.
The Sling Blue subscription — which at $25.50 is half off for the first month before reverting to its normal price of $50.99 thereafter should you continue to subscribe — includes access to both Fox and FS1 in 4K for watching all the games in the MLB Tokyo series. The subscription includes a total of 19 news and entertainment channels like Bravo, MSNBC, TLC, and FX, as well as 27 channels shared between all Sling tiers like CNN, AMC, History, and Food Network. You can stream on up to three devices at a time and enjoy up to 50 hours of DVR storage to watch at your leisure, ideal for those games taking place in the wee hours of the morning your local time.
Now, if you’re an MLB fan looking to catch more games this season, Sling’s Orange + Blue combo package will also get you ESPN. While Sling doesn’t offer a free trial these days, since the MLB season obviously lasts longer than your standard trial would, anyway, it ends up being a solid option to catch a lot of games in the season.
For $33 for your first month of Sling Orange + Blue, you can catch all the games on ESPN, ABC, FOX and FS1. The price of this package then goes up to $66/month.
$25.50 for your first month at Sling
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