Cubs' Shota Imanaga thanks predecessors before making Opening Day history with Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MESA, Ariz. – Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is acutely aware of the lineage he’s stepping into. With him set to be the Cubs’ Game 1 starter in the Tokyo Series, opposite Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto, it will be the first time in MLB history that two Japanese-born starting pitchers face off on Opening Day in Japan.
The Chicago Cubs hope history doesn’t repeat itself when Imanaga faces Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto on March 18 in ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Shota Imanaga couldn’t remember his stats in the Tokyo Dome when asked about his opening-day start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m not sure on the numbers,” Imanaga said Wednesday through an ...
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