Hiro Komae/AP Photos
TOKYO – Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga was the last player on the field Sunday before the Cubs’ exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants, as he finished up a workout in left field. But because he was still there, so were dozens of local reporters.
Imanaga’s presence has been felt in the days leading up to the season opener against the Dodgers, even though he has yet to play.
He and Seiya Suzuki took the press conference podium Friday before the team’s workout, facing a ballroom full of media members at the Tokyo Dome Hotel.