National League first-year class was so strong that Imanaga was more of a factor in the Cy Young vote, finishing fifth, than in the Rookie of the Year race, where he was named on only four of 30 ...

Imanaga allowed three runs on three hits and a walk across 2.2 innings of work in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Giants.

Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in ...

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said Wednesday he was “very honored” to receive the opening day start against the Los ...

Shota Imanaga will toe the rubber in his native Japan when the Cubs open the 2025 MLB season against the Dodgers at the Tokyo ...

02-26-2025. John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times Share SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga made his first Cactus League start of the year Wednesday against the Giants. But because he ...

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Imanaga, coming off an impressive rookie campaign, will start opposite of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a teammate of his on Samurai Japan's roster.

The Cubs have named their 2025 Opening Day starter, and it’s about the least surprising announcement possible. The team officially announced Tuesday that left-hander Shota Imanaga will take the ...

Shota Imanaga couldn’t remember his stats in the ... “But I have given up pretty big home runs there.” The Chicago Cubs hope history doesn’t repeat itself when Imanaga faces Dodgers ...