Takeaways from the Tokyo Series, which ended with the Dodgers winning both games against the Cubs. Next game that counts is March 27 at Dodger Stadium.

The first baseman’s rib injury is not as severe as the one he played through last fall, but the Dodgers opted to keep him out of the lineup as a precaution again Wednesday.

World Series MVP Freddie Freeman was scratched from the starting lineup less than an hour before the 2025 season began citing left rib discomfort.