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

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 ...

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 is acutely aware of the lineage he’s stepping into. With him set to be the Cubs’ Game 1 starter in the Tokyo Series, opposite Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto ...

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 ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga throws during spring training ... the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome. Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was confirmed as the Dodgers starter last week, meaning ...

And now we know the pitching matchup for the Opening Day contest: The Dodgers will send Japanese righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the mound while the Cubs will pitch Japanese lefty Shota Imanaga.