Imanaga joins Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the box. Shota Imanaga can hardly believe the season Shohei Ohtani had. Ohtani was the founding member of the 50/50 club with 54 ...

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga had a great first MLB season. He started 29 games, compiling a 15-3 record with a 2.91 ERA over the course of 173.1 innings of work. He was more than effective ...

For all the excitement surrounding the Cubs leading up to the 2024 season, the only impactful signing was All-Star pitcher Shota Imanaga from Japan. Otherwise, most of the hubbub centered around ...

The Cubs have tried everything over the last few offseasons. Signing Cody Bellinger, Dansby Swanson, Shota Imanaga, and even new manager Craig Counsell still weren't moves impactful enough to ...

Shota Imanaga had a great rookie year, but Justin Steele dealt with injury and Kyle Hendricks had the worst season of his career. Rookie Ben Brown got off to a nice start to his career and looked ...

Signing Burnes would give the Chicago rotation a right-handed ace starting pitcher to go along with its two aces from the left side in Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga. Corbin Burnes was cooking in ...

Over email, Chef Shota listed his 7 favorite Bellevue restaurants that you won’t want to miss. Kiku Sushi and Chef Shota go way back. “This is where I started my culinary journey at the age of ...

1 Chris Sale Braves 2.38 177.2 2 Tarik Skubal Tigers 2.39 192.0 3 Zack Wheeler Phillies 2.57 200.0 4 Ronel Blanco Astros 2.80 167.1 5 Shota Imanaga Cubs 2.91 173.1 5 Framber Valdez Astros 2.91 176 ...

Shota Imanaga was the “other” pitcher from Japan that signed in the offseason, but he was able to compile a 15-3 record, 2.91 ERA and 174/28 K/BB in a season that would make him a Rookie of ...

Ultimately you got nothing for that, but it does suggest that more went right for the Cubs than you might think. Shota Imanaga was the “other” pitcher from Japan that signed in the offseason, but he ...

The Cubs ostensibly had a good offseason the last time around, re-upping Cody Bellinger, signing Shota Imanaga for a bargain price, and adding a high-profile reliever in Hector Neris. Jed Hoyer ...

With the Chicago Cubs brass looking to turn their roster into one that can get into the playoffs next year, all things are seemingly on the table this winter. What comes out of that sentiment will ...