Last year was a year of transformation for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who rallied from a midseason injury to become the Dodgers' ...

The two Japanese pitchers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two-game series. The Cubs have Japanese players Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.

The star-studded showdown will feature five Japanese stars, three of whom -- Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga-- last played together at the Tokyo Dome for Samurai Japan in early ...