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Opening day on an international stage awaits Chicago Cubs’ Shota Imanaga: ‘Really want to think about this moment’

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Shota Imanaga will start opening day against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan .

The Chicago Cubs left-hander will pitch in front of a sold-out ballpark of 55,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome .

He will pitch against his countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the defending champion Dodgers.

The showdown with the expected Dodgers leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani is arguably the most compelling way the Major League Baseball season could start.

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