The Chicago Cubs have been greatly affected by their trip to Japan. Not only was their spring abbreviated, but traveling to Asia and back for a quick two-game set ahead of domestic Opening Day showdown on the road has already put mileage on the team that others in Major League Baseball don't have.

The game with the latest start time -- along with the matchup in Seattle -- on Opening Day features a team that has already played twice. That would be the Chicago Cubs, who lost two games to the Dodgers in the Tokyo Series last week,

Preview the March 28 matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

A rival pitcher is not happy with the New York Yankees’ new bats, and with Major League Baseball for allowing them.

Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson smacks an RBI single to become the first full-time pitcher with a hit since the universal DH was implemented.

Ryne Nelson had dirt on his uniform pants, a skinned knee from sliding and an ear-to-ear grin. It was quite a day for the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher — and it came at the plate. Nelson hit a bouncing ball through the infield for an RBI single in the middle of the D-backs’ eight-run eighth inning in a 10-6 comeback win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.