Shota Imanaga tossed seven shutout innings and five players hit solo home runs Saturday, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 6-0 ...

Left-hander Shota Imanaga has been a bona fide ace for the Cubs since signing a four-year deal with them back before the 2024 ...

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga turned to look over his left shoulder at the video board showing the replay of the home run he ...

Cubs ace Shota Imanaga took the bump for the visitors and had one of the worst games of his entire career. He made it through ...

Recording a season-high 18 hits in a win over their crosstown rival Chicago Cubs, the White Sox lead MLB with 61 runs since ...

After Shota Imanaga threw seven shutout innings against the Red Sox on Saturday, Michael Busch gave him his flowers.

NEW YORK — Shota Imanaga continued what has been a brilliant start to his MLB career, tossing seven shutout innings Wednesday night in the Chicago Cubs’ 1-0 victory over the New York Mets at ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga (18) is consoled after getting injured during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Milwaukee.

So far, Imanaga's second season looks a lot like his first year. He allowed one run in a career-high 7 1/3 innings against San Diego. He is 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA in three starts, permitting two runs ...

In his third start back from the injured list, Imanaga got into a rhythm to need only 64 pitches in his last five innings. “He’s pitching like Shota does,” manager Craig Counsell said.

Imanaga’s fastball, which he throws about 58% of the time, is a pristine example of this. The average velocity on his heater is 92.3 mph, which is in the 23rd percentile league-wide.

Shota Imanaga can be a perfectionist. Growing up in Japan, as the son of two teachers and the youngest of three children, he developed a natural sense of curiosity and awareness.