Ahead of the Tokyo Series between the teams, Topps launched an interactive trading-card experience to celebrate Japan’s baseball icons.

The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs in the first two games of the Major League Baseball season at the Tokyo Dome.

More than 10,000 fans packed into the lower bowl of the Tokyo Dome on Friday to watch the Dodgers go through their first official workout.

The Chicago Cubs played their final spring training game stateside on Tuesday afternoon before their official start of the season, falling 9-7 to the Milwaukee Brewers. While there will be another chance for a tune up after the Tokyo Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers before their domestic Opening Day on March 27 against the Arizona Diamondbacks,

The Los Angeles Dodgers travel roster for Japan features 16 pitchers, one two-way player in Shohei Ohtani, and 14 additional position players. Given recent comments by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and multiple waves of Spring Training roster cuts,