TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 15: Shota Imanaga #18 of the Chicago Cubs players is seen on field during the ... More national anthem before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo ...

Before coming to the U.S. and playing in MLB, Chicago Cubs ace Shota Imanaga ... Media's Chris Rose on Tuesday, Imanaga was asked if there is "sh*t" talking in Japan in baseball." ...

Before the 2024 season, the Chicago Cubs struck out ... that there is any other Japanese-born pitcher in baseball performing better than Imanaga is. The 31-year-old lefty has already made two ...

Justin Steele being out for the rest of the season is a big blow to the Cubs, but he vows to come back better than ever. Chicago ... Jameson Taillon. Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga, also one of ...

CHICAGO - If Shota Imanaga had it his way, he'd find a way to pocket the Wrigley Field crowd with him everywhere he goes. In a pristine and perfect world, it would be the first thing the Chicago ...

Imanaga’s day was over following the fifth after surrendering five runs and seven hits in the Chicago Cubs’ 6-2 loss. “Looking at it today, I need to make the adjustment of, OK, when the ...

Jed Hoyer's recent comments about the Chicago Cubs looking to ... that's exactly what needs to happen. The Cubs already have a left-handed ace in Shota Imanaga, and could use a right-hander ...

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Picking up where he left off a year ago, Imanaga pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. The Japanese left ...

The Chicago Cubs will host the Los Angeles ... should be in the lineup to face his countryman, Shota Imanaga, when the Dodgers and the Cubs open the series. With Justin Steele out for the season ...