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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 ...

Shota Imanaga said he does not take the "honor" of being named the opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs — who will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18 — lightly. Imanaga is ...

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga throws live batting practice at Cubs Spring Training in Mesa, AZ. 02-16-2025. John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. – Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...