After Imanaga was informed that he would be the Cubs’ Opening Day starter in Japan in two weeks, he reflected on his ...

Athlon Sports dissects everything you need to know about the club ahead of the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

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Last season was the coming out party for Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga. After signing a 4-year $53 million contract with the Cubs last summer, some were skeptical about how his pitch style would ...

John Antonoff/For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is acutely aware of the lineage he’s stepping into. With him set to be the Cubs’ starter in Game 1 of the ...

MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said Wednesday he was “very honored” to receive the opening day start against the Los Angeles Dodgers when the teams meet March 18 in Tokyo.

The team officially announced Tuesday that left-hander Shota Imanaga will take the mound on March 18 in his home country when the Cubs open their regular season in Japan with the two-game Tokyo ...