Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training to a new level after swapping his baseball bat for a samurai sword.

To be clear, baseball comes first for Taillon and the Cubs on this work trip to Tokyo. They play a pair of exhibition games – Taillon is scheduled to start the second, against the Yomiuri Giants – and then open the regular season with two games against the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs have landed in Japan from their spring training homes in Arizona for Major League Baseball's

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed on Tuesday that the club will start Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki next week when they take on the Chicago Cubs in Japan as part of the Tokyo Series,

The Cubs, eyeing rotation depth, have reportedly "entered negotiation" with free agent right-hander Lance Lynn. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Chicago Cubs and free agent right-hander Lance Lynn are in negotiations on a one-year contract, USA Today reported Thursday.