The New York Yankees and the rest of the baseball world were hit with some unexpected news at the onset of the offseason.

Shota Imanaga is now a free agent after a series of contract decisions initiated by the Chicago Cubs, league sources ...

Imanaga just finished up his second season with the Cubs after his All-Star campaign in 2024. In 25 regular season starts, ...

Obvious or not, the opt-out and player-option decisions will be tracked below as they're reported. The important takeaway is ...

Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer shared a strong message about Shota Imanaga that's turning heads in the wake of their mutual ...

The Cubs and Imanaga each declined their options on a complicated contract, sending the pitcher onto the market ...

The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next three years and Imanaga opted out of a $15 million player ...

After spending the last two years with the Chicago Cubs, starting pitcher Shota Imanaga could be on the move this offseason.

What approach will the Chicago Cubs take to upgrade the roster this offseason? How will they handle Kyle Tucker’s free agency ...

Did the Chicago Cubs punt on the 2026 season by letting left-hander Shota Imanaga become a free agent — or were his second-half struggles a trend?

CHICAGO — Left-hander Shota Imanaga became eligible for free agency when the Chicago Cubs declined an option to keep his contract by guaranteeing $57 million for the 2026-28 seasons and he turned down ...

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that left-hander Shoto Imanaga became eligible for free agency ...