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,

Chicago Cubs prospect Matt Shaw has been one of the more exciting young players in the organization’s system, and although he has not made his MLB debut yet, manager Craig Counsell said that he will be traveling with the team for the games in Japan against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18-19.

Just about the time this article is published, the Cubs’ charter flight should be landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. That’s 9 a.m. Chicago time, or a little after 11 p.m. in Tokyo. The Cubs will have Thursday and Friday to get acclimated to the time zone and Japan,