The Chicago Cubs played their final spring training game stateside on Tuesday afternoon before their official start of the season, falling 9-7 to the Milwaukee Brewers. While there will be another chance for a tune up after the Tokyo Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers before their domestic Opening Day on March 27 against the Arizona Diamondbacks,

The Chicago Cubs 31-man travel roster for Japan is set. Top prospect Matt Shaw, who still needs to be placed on the 40-man roster, is making the trip. On the flip side, their opponent, the Los Angeles Dodgers,

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The Cubs are no strangers to playing internationally. With their series taking place in Tokyo next week, let's take a look at some of their international games.

Suzuki, now in his fourth season with Chicago, played nine seasons with the Central League's Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 2013 to 2021. During that time, he made five NPB All-Star teams, won Central League batting titles in 2019 and 2021, and earned five Golden Glove Awards for his defense in the outfield.

The Chicago Cubs are in Japan for multiple games the next few days and a Central Illinois native is along for the ride. Scott Changnon, the digital content manager at Marquee Network, grew up in Champaign and went to Central High School.