"I’ve been preparing for this opportunity for my entire life," the 23-year-old Shaw said of making Chicago's travel roster.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

Just about the time this article is published, the Cubs’ charter flight should be landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. That’s 9 a.m. Chicago time, or a little after 11 p.m. in Tokyo. The Cubs will have Thursday and Friday to get acclimated to the time zone and Japan,