Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added that Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki could start the second of the two-game set.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will kick off Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season on March 18-19 with a ...

Shota Imanaga will take the mound for the Chicago Cubs in his return to Japan next month, joining Daisuke Matsuzaka and Yusei ...

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, left, and outfielder Alexander Canario stand near the side of a practice field after hitting at live batting practice during spring training on Feb. 13, 2025, ...

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 ...

Last year was a year of transformation for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who rallied from a midseason injury to become the Dodgers' ...

Shota Imanaga is keeping his feet on the ground despite a strong rookie season as the lefty began his second spring training ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell jokingly said last week that was “required” to start Shota Imanaga in Japan next month in the Japan Series.

Josh Frydman of GN Sports is in Arizona for Cubs spring training. Pitchers and catchers reported to camp on Monday, and ...

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga plays catch during the team's spring training camp in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 9, 2025. (Kyodo) Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga speaks to reporters during the ...

Counsell has already told reporters that left-hander Shota Imanaga will pitch in the Tokyo Series next month. The two-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan marks the start of the ...