{"id":38066,"date":"2025-05-06T18:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=38066"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T18:20:10","slug":"cubs-news-craig-counsell-updates-shota-imanagas-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=38066","title":{"rendered":"Cubs News: Craig Counsell updates Shota Imanaga&#8217;s injury&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cubs News: Craig Counsell updates Shota Imanaga&#8217;s injury&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell provided a reassuring update on left-hander Shota Imanaga, who recently exited a start with apparent discomfort. Counsell confirmed that Imanaga is dealing with minor arm fatigue, not a serious injury, and the team is being cautious. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing alarming at this point,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cWe just want to give him a little extra time to recover and make sure everything checks out.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/counsell19-1-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/counsell19-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/counsell19-1-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/counsell19-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Imanaga, who has been outstanding in his rookie MLB season after coming over from Japan, has been a key part of the Cubs&#8217; rotation. He currently holds one of the best ERAs in the league and has consistently delivered strong outings. His smooth transition to Major League Baseball has been a bright spot in the Cubs\u2019 season.<\/p>\n<p>Counsell noted that Imanaga may have his next start pushed back slightly, but the team expects him to return without a stint on the injured list. \u201cWe\u2019re just being smart. It\u2019s a long season,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs remain optimistic that Imanaga will continue his strong performance once fully rested. 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Counsell confirmed that Imanaga is dealing with minor arm fatigue, not a serious injury, and the team is being cautious. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing alarming at this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":38069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[30],"class_list":["post-38066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chicago-cubs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cubs News: Craig Counsell updates Shota Imanaga&#039;s injury.....<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cubs News: Craig Counsell updates Shota Imanaga&#039;s injury.....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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