Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will kick off Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season on March 18-19 with a ...

Shota Imanaga will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs in his return to Japan next month, joining Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei ...

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 manager ...

Shota Imanaga is keeping his feet on the ground despite a strong rookie season as the lefty began his second spring training ...

Josh Frydman of GN Sports is in Arizona for Cubs spring training. Pitchers and catchers reported to camp on Monday, and Frydman is breaking down the Cubs pitching staff. Shota Imanaga is ready for his ...

MLB released the Cubs ’ projected lineup and pitching rotation on its main X account Friday night. As social media often does, the post brought out many disappointed fans who have a problem with the ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell jokingly said last week that was “required” to start Shota Imanaga in Japan next month in the Japan Series.

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Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong plays basketball on the first day of full-squad workouts during spring training at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 14, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L.

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 ...

The Japan Series is a big deal for the Chicago Cubs. It’s obviously a bigger deal for Shota Imanaga. The second-year Cubs starting pitcher was formerly in the NPB, where he was one of the best ...