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Shota Imanaga

Cubs
Number #18
Position SP
Bats L
Throws L
Age 33
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Place Kitakyushu, Japan
Born Jan 9, 1993

Key Insights

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One opponent brings the best out of him

Bryan Reynolds has hit .071/.071/.071 against Imanaga over 14 plate appearances, the least any regular opponent has managed.

1 for 14 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a 1.022 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Imanaga has struck Manny Machado out 6 times in 11 plate appearances, 54.5% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 11 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The PIT lineup has hit .110 and slugged .122 against Imanaga across 86 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

9 hits, 0 home runs and 30 strikeouts, against a .429 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Oneil Cruz squares Imanaga up like nobody else: 106.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.5 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
This opponent has his number every time they meet

William Contreras has hit .417/.462/1.167 against Imanaga over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

5 for 12 with 3 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a 1.022 OPS median across his matchups.
This opponent takes the sting out of his bat

Pete Alonso gets nothing on it against Imanaga: 76.5 mph off the bat, against a median of 89.5 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 9, 1993
Birth Place Kitakyushu, Japan
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/L