Switch-hitting Tommy Edman will be an everyday player, either in center field or at second base. Miguel Rojas, Kiké Hernandez and Andy Pages will rotate through at the other positions.

Why is Freddie Freeman not playing in the Tokyo Series? The star first baseman was scratched from the Dodgers lineup with rib discomfort shortly before the start of the game vs. the Cubs.

Shortstop Mookie Betts has returned to Los Angeles to continue recovering from an illness that will cause him to miss the Dodgers’ first two games of the regular season at the Tokyo Dome.

Freddie Freeman was scratched from the Dodgers' starting lineup Tuesday against the Cubs in Tokyo with left rib discomfort.

Major League Baseball's 2025 season began Tuesday with the first-ever Opening Day matchup between Japanese starting pitchers when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs met at Tokyo Dome. Cubs ...

Freeman out means Kiké Hernández at first base, Michael Conforto in left field for the first game of the season. Also, Mookie Betts flew home to Los Angeles on Monday.

Major League Baseball's 2025 season begins in Japan on Tuesday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs squaring off at the Tokyo Dome in one of the most anticipated international games ever.

Two former MVPs on the Dodgers' active roster were not in the lineup for their first regular season game of 2025, as one was scratched with rib discomfort.

Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the lineup and replaced by Kiké Hernández.

The Los Angeles Dodgers began their World Series title defense without Mookie Betts or Freddie Freeman in their Opening Day lineup against the Chicago Cubs.