Cubs finish off combined no-hitter against Pirates
Shota Imanaga headlines the Chicago Cubs’ no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. [
Shota Imanaga headlines the Chicago Cubs’ no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. [
Shota Imanaga and two Cubs relievers combined on a no-hitter, leading Chicago over the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 on Wednesday night. Imanaga (12-3), a 31-year-old left-hander in his first season with the Cubs after pitching in Japan for eight seasons, struck…
Perhaps some of our attention was misplaced this winter. While Shohei Ohtani’s free agency warped into plane-tracking madness, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto received a visit in Japan from Mets owner Steve Cohen, there was 30-year-old Shōta Imanaga, who was Nippon Professional…
The young 2024 MLB season has already produced plenty of compelling storylines. Among the more exciting developments is the wave of rookies making an impact across the league. The best of that bunch thus far hasn’t been who we expected.…
On a snowy afternoon in downtown Chicago, Shōta Imanaga pulled on a Cubs cap and a crisp, pinstriped No. 18 jersey in the middle of a hotel ballroom. Then the Japanese left-hander quickly made a bunch of new friends. “Hey…
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Major League Baseball is set to welcome two more pitching phenoms from Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball in 2024. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was the top prize on the pitching market this offseason, signing a 12-year deal with the Dodgers in December that…