This latest move closed some of the distance between Imanaga and the organization that initially signed him out of Japan.

Shota Imanaga is staying with the Chicago Cubs for at least one more season. Imanaga accepted the Cubs’ qualifying offer ...

But that changed in 2025. A record four players — including Chicago Cubs ace Shota Imanaga and New York Yankees outfielder ...

Shota Imanaga is staying with the Chicago Cubs for at least one more season after accepting a qualifying offer. Kyle Tucker ...

The Chicago Cubs and one of their main guys in the starting rotation, Shota Imanaga, were struggling to come to terms to keep ...

The Cubs and starting pitcher Shota Imanaga have agreed to a one-year deal, according to a report from Patrick Mooney of The ...

Left-hander Shota Imanaga will be returning to the Cubs after accepting the $22.025 million qualifying offer for 2026, ...

Earlier this offseason, the Cubs declined a three-year option that would’ve paid Imanaga $57.75 million over the 2026-28 ...

On Tuesday, however, Imanaga reportedly committed to one more year with the Cubs after accepting the team's qualifying offer ...

The other nine players, including Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Framber Valdez, will remain free agents and will now allow ...

The southpaw will return to Wrigleyville in 2026 after taking the one-year deal. Visit MLB Trade Rumors for more.

The four-year, $53M deal that Imanaga signed with Chicago in January 2024 guaranteed Imanaga $23M over the first two seasons, ...