Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki Likely Pitching In Tokyo Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers are beginning the regular season with an international series for the second consecutive year, but 2025 brings about heightened excitement with that taking place in Japan.
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto: Expected to pitch in opening series
Roberts anticipates Yamamoto's countryman, Roki Sasaki, pitching during the two-game series, as well. Cubs manager Craig Counsell has said previously that Shota Imanaga will get the ball for one of the two contests, and it seems likely that he and Yamamoto will match up in the first game.
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Rōki Sasaki, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga expected to pitch during Dodgers-Cubs series in Japan
MLB Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will feature a few native sons in the spotlight taking the mound over the course of the two games. Cubs lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga and Dodgers starters Rōki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will all see action when the teams open the season in Japan on March 18-19.
Dodgers expect Sasaki, Yamamoto to pitch in Tokyo Series
Manager Dave Roberts said the Los Angeles Dodgers expect Japanese stars Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch in the Tokyo Series to start the 2025 season."The expectation for both of those guys to pitch is real,
Shota Imanaga will get a Tokyo Series start for the Chicago Cubs as he builds upon his stellar rookie year
Shota Imanaga‘s rookie season could not have played out much better than how he pitched for the Chicago Cubs. The left-hander, in his age 30 season, was named to the National League All-Star team en route to finishing fourth for NL Rookie of the Year and fifth in NL Cy Young Award voting.
Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga to set tone for sophomore season in Tokyo Series
Imanaga finished fifth in National League Cy Young voting and fourth in NL Rookie of the Year balloting last season.
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