Shota Imanaga will get a Tokyo Series start for Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs' Shota Imanaga Set to Make History Pitching in Upcoming Tokyo Series
Shota Imanaga will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs in his return to Japan next month, joining Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei Kikuchi in the history books.
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Imanaga finished fifth in National League Cy Young voting and fourth in NL Rookie of the Year balloting last season.
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Signed to a four-year, $53 million contract out of Japan's NPB, Imanaga was thought of as a back-end starter, maybe a number three at best. Instead, he turned into the ace of the Cubs, going 15-3 and becoming their lone representative at the 2024 All-Star Game.
Shota Imanaga will get a Tokyo Series start for the Chicago Cubs as he builds upon his stellar rookie year
Shota Imanaga‘s rookie season could not have played out much better than how he pitched for the Chicago Cubs. The left-hander, in his age 30 season, was named to the National League All-Star team en route to finishing fourth for NL Rookie of the Year and fifth in NL Cy Young Award voting.
Cubs' Shota Imanaga: To pitch in Tokyo
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 Craig Counsell provided confirmation Sunday.
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