Imanaga, 30, was among the most sought-after
international free agents after Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu
Yamamoto signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Korean
outfielder Jung Hoo Lee signed with the San Francisco Giants.
Imanaga was posted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He played in
Nippon Professional Baseball for eight years. He had a career
ERA of 3.18 and 1,021 strikeouts over 1,002 2/3 innings.
Last March, Imanaga was the winning pitcher for Japan in the
World Baseball Classic championship game against the American
team.
It marks the Cubs' first big splash of the offseason. They
finished second in the National League Central last season at
83-79 but missed the playoffs. They hired Craig Counsell to
replace David Ross as manager.
--Field Level Media
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