Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Shota Imanaga Making MLB History On Opening Day Of Tokyo Series
For the second time in as many seasons, the Los Angeles Dodgers are opening their regular season on foreign soil as they are set to take on the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series.
Cubs' Shota Imanaga thanks predecessors before making Opening Day history with Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MESA, Ariz. – Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is acutely aware of the lineage he’s stepping into. With him set to be the Cubs’ Game 1 starter in the Tokyo Series, opposite Dodgers star Yoshinobu Yamamoto, it will be the first time in MLB history that two Japanese-born starting pitchers face off on Opening Day in Japan.
Imanaga honored to be part of historic pitching matchup when Cubs face the Dodgers in Japan
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said Wednesday he was “very honored” to receive the opening day start against the Los Angeles Dodgers when the teams meet March 18 in Tokyo
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga 'an honor' to start Tokyo opener
Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo.
Shota Imanaga honored to be part of historic pitching matchup when Cubs face the Dodgers in Japan
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga said he was “very honored” to receive the opening day start against the Los Angeles Dodgers when the teams meet March 18 in Tokyo. It is the first of two games between the Cubs and Dodgers in Tokyo.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto excited for likely opening day start in Japan, but has bigger goals
It was a year of transformation for Yamamoto, who signed a record-breaking $325-million contract last offseason after winning three most valuable player awards in Japan’s Nippon Professional ...
Rival players don't share fans, owners' angst about Dodgers' exorbitant spending
Players around MLB consistently are in support of the Los Angeles Dodgers' exorbitant spending this offseason.
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Yamamoto, Sasaki are the likely starting pitchers when the Dodgers play in Tokyo next month
The Cubs have Japanese players Shota Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki. “I think it’s fair to say that Yamamoto will pitch that first one,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday. “Then with ...
Mets' Kodai Senga has costly idea to recruit more Japanese stars to New York
The Dodgers landed Yamamoto on a 12-year, $325 million contract last season, and they nabbed Sasaki with only a $6.5 million ...