Cubs pitcher Colin Rea may not be Japanese like his two teammates, but the 34-year-old is a veteran of Japanese baseball. Rea, who signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in January, is a former member of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and pitched for the Pacific League club in 2021 and 2022.

Shaw is expected to make his major-league debut in the Tokyo Series. The Cubs will have to clear a 40-man-roster spot to activate him, but they don’t have to make any moves until just before Opening Day in Japan.

The Cubs are no strangers to playing internationally. With their series taking place in Tokyo next week, let's take a look at some of their international games.

It's only two games to start the Major League Baseball season — the World Series-champion Dodgers against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome.

The spotlight will be on slugger Shohei Ohtani this week when the superstar returns to Japan and leads the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers against the