Mookie Betts’ status for the Tokyo Series opener on Tuesday is in question as the Dodgers star continues to battle an illness. Betts, who did not play in the Dodgers’ two exhibition games over the weekend,

A collector has pulled the ultra-rare Shohei Ohtani "World Tour Domination" Tokyo Series 1/1 card just as Ohtani prepares for the MLB Tokyo Series. With massive global appeal, this card is set to become a grail-level chase in the hobby.

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 Chicago Cubs in the first two games of the Major League Baseball season at the Tokyo Dome.

Last year, the Padres and Dodgers got the MLB regular season started early with two games in South Korea. This year, it’s the Cubs and Dodgers kicking things off the week before league-wide Opening Day.