Spring training is underway and Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season is fast approaching. As such, it is never too ...

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 ...

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said he was "very honored" to receive the Opening Day start against the Dodgers in Tokyo.

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

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

Imanaga will start March 18 against the Dodgers in the Cubs' season-opening series in Tokyo. Manager Craig Counsell had said previously that Imanaga would take the ball in one of the two contests in ...

Shota Imanaga hit the ground running in his first season in the major leagues, becoming the ace of the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff. The 31-year-old arrived in the MLB after eight strong seasons ...

Steele finished last season with the second-lowest ERA among the Cubs’ starting pitchers, only behind Shota Imanaga. He also finished with the fewest allowed home runs (12) and runs (54 ...

On the pitching front, the Cubs have depth but lack the top-end power that dominates in October. Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga provide a solid foundation, but the rotation quickly becomes uncertain.

It’s possible Yamamoto will start opposite fellow Japanese native Shota Imanaga. Cubs manager Craig Counsell has confirmed Imanaga will pitch at the Tokyo Dome but stopped short of naming him ...