Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga plays catch during the team's spring training camp in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Kyodo) Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters during the ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell jokingly said last week that was “required” to start Shota Imanaga in Japan next month in the Japan Series. He hasn’t determined when his 31-year-old will ...

Chicago and Los Angeles can match that mark if either Yamamoto or Sasaki starts against Imanaga, so long as Suzuki and Ohtani are both in the lineup as well. But before any of them can get too ...

The Chicago Cubs are looking to get back into playoffs ... Cubs manager Craig Counsell has officially announced that Shota Imanaga has been named starter of the first game.

With spring training camps opening all around us, it’s time to take a final look back at last season with my annual “Best Pitches” series. We’re going pitch by pitch through the arsenals ...

expressive face and sense of humor made him a fast fan favorite in Chicago. But the ever-humble Imanaga knows whom most fans will be there to see. ‘‘[Dodgers stars] Shohei Ohtani and [Yoshinob ...

MESA, Ariz. — Shota Imanaga‘s rookie season could not have played out much better than how he pitched for the Chicago Cubs. The left-hander, in his age 30 season, was named to the National ...

He says the key to the team's postseason hopes in 2025 might be how left-hander Shota Imanaga follows up his spectacular rookie campaign from last season.

There are many keys to making that happen, but surely one of the most important is how left-hander Shota Imanaga follows up ... grew up in Chicago and was a diehard Cubs fan.