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Shota Imanaga Cards & Plaques

A 2024 All-Star and Cubs lefty ace — for the Chicago fan.

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Career snapshot

Stats updated annually

2024 NL All-Star. 15-3 record in 2024. 2.91 ERA in 2024. 174 strikeouts in 2024. Signed from Japan's NPB in January 2024 (4yr/$53M). Cubs' #1 starter.

Accolades

★ 2024 NL All-Star

★ 15-3 record in 2024 (1st MLB season)

★ 2.91 ERA in 2024

★ 174 strikeouts in 2024

★ Signed from Japan's NPB in January 2024 (4yr/$53M)

★ Former ace of Yokohama BayStars (8 seasons)

★ Cubs' #1 starter

★ The Cubs' best top-of-rotation lefty since Jon Lester

The card collector's view

The cornerstone is the 2024 Topps Chrome RC Refractor — RC chase card from his first MLB season. The 2024 Topps Update Series offers his debut-era cards. 2024 Bowman Chrome RC Auto is a key alternative for international rookie pickups. Modern Cubs fans hunt his Topps Heritage retro autographs and 2024 Topps Update All-Star commemorative parallels.

About Shota Imanaga Cards & Plaques at FreshDCards

Signed by the Cubs in January 2024 as an international free agent out of Japan's NPB — a four-year/$53M deal. Shota Imanaga had been the Yokohama BayStars' ace for eight seasons. He immediately became the Cubs' best starter: All-Star in 2024, 15-3 record, 2.91 ERA, 174 strikeouts. He gave the Cubs a top-of-the-rotation lefty for the first time since the Jon Lester years. The deal looks like one of the steals of the off-season.

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