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Shota Imanaga shares hilarious encounter with Youshinobu Yamamoto ahead of Dodgers vs. Cubs Spring Training clash
The Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to lock horns at 3:05 PM ET as they kick-off this year's Spring Training games at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga expected to start for Dodgers, Cubs in MLB's Tokyo Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will kick off Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season on March 18-19 with a two-game set in Tokyo, Japan. The host country will be well-represented, particularly on the mound.
‘An honor’ for Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga to start Tokyo opener
Shota Imanaga said he doesn’t take lightly the “honor” of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.
Baseball: Shota Imanaga named Cubs' Opening Day pitcher, to face Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Shota Imanaga on Tuesday was named the Chicago Cubs' starting pitcher for Opening Day in March when they begin their Major
Cubs' Shota Imanaga thanks predecessors before making Opening Day history with Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MESA, Ariz. – 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, it will be the first time in MLB history that two Japanese-born starting pitchers face off on Opening Day in Japan.
Cubs Announce Shota Imanaga As Opening Day Starter to Face Dodgers in Tokyo
Shota Imanaga will toe the rubber in his native Japan when the Cubs open the 2025 MLB season against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome.
Shota Imanaga honored to be named Cubs' opening day starter for Tokyo Series
Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game series at Tokyo Dome.
Cubs tab Shota Imanaga for Opening Day start in Tokyo Series against Dodgers
Imanaga, coming off an impressive rookie campaign, will start opposite of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, a teammate of his on Samurai Japan's roster.
'It's a great honor': Shota named Opening Day starter for Tokyo Series
Shota Imanaga has taken the mound inside the Tokyo Dome in the past, but his next appearance there will carry more of an historic impact. The lefty will be returning to Japan with the Cubs next month to open the Major League season against the Dodgers.
Cubs Opening Day starter Shota Imanaga shifting spring-training focus in Year 2
Notes: Manager Craig Counsell spoke glowingly of Gage Workman's first spring-training game as a Cub, and Justin Turner hit in a simulated game.
Chicago Cubs Ace Honored to Be Named Starter in Tokyo Series Opener
The Chicago Cubs will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo Dome next month and this pitcher is exited to be part of the game.
Japanese stars Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga expected to start in MLB Opening Day series
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.
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Shota Imanaga ‘honored’ to get opening-day nod; Cactus League play set to begin
The Chicago Cubs hope history doesn’t repeat itself when Imanaga faces Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto on March 18 in ...