John Antonoff/For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — When left-hander Shota Imanaga takes the mound next month at the Tokyo Dome, as the Cubs open the season with a two-game series against the ...

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 ...

MESA, Ariz. — Shota Imanaga‘s rookie season could not have played out much better than how he pitched for the Chicago Cubs. The left-hander, in his age 30 season, was named to the National ...

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 ...

An earlier version of this article misquoted Cubs manager Craig Counsell. He said Shota Imanaga would pitch in Japan, but not that he would start the first game. PHOENIX — Baseball fans flocking ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga plays catch during the team's spring training camp in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Kyodo) Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters during the ...

Counsell has already told reporters that left-hander Shota Imanaga will pitch in the Tokyo Series next month. The two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan marks the start of the ...

While nothing has been made official, both sides have signaled that the first game could feature a marquee matchup between Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga and Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Imanaga will start one of the first two games of the season when the Cubs face the Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18 and 19, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. This was hardly a surprise, but ...

The Chicago Cubs are looking to get back into playoffs for the first time since 2020. Even worse, they have not won a playoff game since 2017, one year removed from winning their first World ...