Shota Imanaga will get a Tokyo Series start for Chicago Cubs

Cubs Make Shota Imanaga Announcement Weeks Before Season Opener
There is a high chance that Imanaga faces a fellow countryman in the opening game. While superstar Shohei Ohtani does not look to be cleared to pitch by March as he is recovering from shoulder surgery, Yoshinobu Yamamoto or No. 1 prospect Roki Sasaki could very well get the opening day nod.
Cubs' Shota Imanaga to set tone for sophomore season in Tokyo Series
MESA, Ariz. – When Shota Imanaga takes the Tokyo Dome mound next month, as the Cubs open the season with a two-game series against the Dodgers, there will be fans in the stands who watched his rise in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Imanaga (who else?) will start for Cubs during Tokyo Series
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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.
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