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 ...

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' ...

NOTE: The attached video clip is from a report by GN Sports’ Josh Frydman this week from Cubs spring training camp in Arizona ...

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

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

The two Japanese pitchers and two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be the main attraction for Japanese fans during the two-game series. The Cubs have Japanese players Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.

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Shota Imanaga throws long toss on the agility field at Cubs Spring Training in Mesa, AZ. 02-09-2025. John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — When left-hander Shota Imanaga takes ...

The Japanese stars are expected to pitch against the Cubs on March 18-19, with Chicago manager Craig Counsell planning to ...