Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Shota Imanaga Making MLB History On Opening Day Of Tokyo Series
For the second time in as many seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are opening their regular season on foreign soil as they are set to take on the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series.
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga 'an honor' 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.Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game set labeled the Tokyo Series.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shota Imanaga honored to be part of historic pitching matchup when Cubs face the Dodgers in Japan
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said he was “very honored” to receive the opening day start against the Los Angeles Dodgers when the teams meet March 18 in Tokyo. It is the first of two games between the Cubs and Dodgers in Tokyo.
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 Cubs, and Justin Turner hit in a simulated game.
'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 announce Shota Imanaga as Opening Day starter in Tokyo
The Cubs have named their 2025 Opening Day starter, and it’s about the least surprising announcement possible. The team officially announced Tuesday that left-hander Shota Imanaga will take the mound on March 18 in his home country when the Cubs open their regular season in Japan with the two-game Tokyo Series against the defending World
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Shota Imanaga shares hilarious encounter with Youshinobu Yamamoto ahead of Dodgers vs. Cubs Spring Training clash
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Imanaga tunes up for Tokyo with sim game
The way Shota Imanaga’s schedule is mapped out leading up to his planned Opening Day outing against the Dodgers next month, ...