Matt Shaw has been waiting his entire baseball life to hear his name announced on Opening Day. The Cubs rookie had to wait a ...

Tsubakuro debuted in 1994, and the employee was the only person to officially portray the mascot ... against the Yomiuri Giants at Meiji Jingu Stadium in central Tokyo. When asked by a reporter ...

Images from Tribune photojournalist John J. Kim from in and around the Tokyo Dome in Japan as the Chicago Cubs open their regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18, 2025.

(John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) A mascot for the Yomiuri Giants waits for a freight elevator ride before an exhibition game between the Yomiuri Giants and Cubs at the Tokyo Dome on March 16 ...