Shota Imanaga joins MLB Central!

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Ай бұрын

Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga joins MLB Central to discuss his stellar start to his Cubs' career, adjusting to life in Chicago, and more.
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@Brian_Boru Ай бұрын

Damn, I love all the Japanese big leaguers. Their presence has added such an exciting dimension to the MLB over the years and it keeps getting better.

@user-qp9eh6ns7r Ай бұрын

👍💪🎌♥️🎉⚾🥇🏆

@jasmymakemeyen666 Ай бұрын

Able to watch their Japanese pro players on national TV and they are phenomenal....their HS players taught fundamentals like no others

@SW-fi5sk Ай бұрын

Thank you for MLB, team mates and fans! As you guys accept as they are, they show their potential!!❤本当にありがとう！

@wilburwood8261 Ай бұрын

He reminds me of a certain pitcher. Rookie Southpaw Non-American pitcher less than 6 feet tall Started the season better than 5-0 (actually 8-0) He won the Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young that year, 1981

@Gilvids Ай бұрын

They bring in asian fans. Or mlb is dead

@dc241284 Ай бұрын

after listening to his answers, i finally understood why his nickname is philosopher

@MaybeMyBad0113 Ай бұрын

詩的表現に富んでいます。

@MyLife-og2kr Ай бұрын

Shota will be great. I want him to win a cy young, if not, be in the contention for a cy young.

@joachimogereau4531 Ай бұрын

the red light thing cracked me up🤣🤣

@KenjiMapes Ай бұрын

😆

@joachimogereau4531 Ай бұрын

@theechoesawakeningsportssh7595 alos just wondering how he is driving in the US. Do they get their licence converted from Japan, considering its the other side of the road too.

@ONAKingdom Ай бұрын

The rain stole Imanaga one win

@okisktr7898 Ай бұрын

He’s a great hitter too. Hope they use him as a pinch hitter some times as well!

@user-qo9bm3bi1o Ай бұрын

He actually can hit like ohtani. Hopefully, Chicago will find it soon. You have great pinch hitter.

@user-wk6np7iy4r Ай бұрын

ベイスターズ時代からのファンです。現地メディアで取り上げられている姿が本当に嬉しい！プレーでもそうですが、こういったインタビューでも浮足たたず気負わず自然体、時にちょっぴりユーモアも交えて答えている今永投手、ベイ時代から変わってないな、と思います。これからもどんどん活躍していってほしいし応援し続けます！

@kako3975 Ай бұрын

アメリカでは知られていないけど、実は今永投手はチームが苦しい時に打つ、チャンスに強いバッターでもあるのです😀 今永先生、大好き。

@jaxokream Ай бұрын

We Chicago cubs fans really appreciate him! ❤ my favorite player

@user-ib6jv1zy9g Ай бұрын

The interpreter seems to be great. He seems to know not only both Eng-Jpn well but also baseball terms well.

@masaya6403 Ай бұрын

The Interpretation is great!

@Iverson8811 Ай бұрын

I love this guy even I’m rooting for the dodgers. He’s fun too watch

@CarlosRodriguez-vh3in Ай бұрын

Japanese players are really talented and cool to watch love form USA

@bobloblaw9362 Ай бұрын

Shota is the man. Such a fun personality. Go Cubs, go!

@skytheblue3924 Ай бұрын

Oh my I love this guy! Go Shota!

@millville444 Ай бұрын

bro talking about taking a right at red lights lmaooooooooo

@jasmymakemeyen666 Ай бұрын

Try going thru Japan's red light intersections with a green arrow displayed now that is trippy scary the very 1st time 😂

@millville444 Ай бұрын

@@jasmymakemeyen666 i wouldn't dare try to drive thru Japan by myself, i just know i would mess up somehow lmao

@neco_bot Ай бұрын

as a Japanese,I agree with Imanaga 😂

@jasmymakemeyen666 Ай бұрын

@@millville444passing driver license testing was even worse took me 3x to pass as their instructors are like military commanders expecting 100% perfection or else you fail 😂

@millville444 Ай бұрын

@@jasmymakemeyen666 here in the US, i got my license on my 16th birthday. my driving instructor for my test was a skinny old short woman. i think she may have fallen asleep during the test. maybe even a couple times? 🤣

@user-mn3wv3by6l Ай бұрын

通訳すごいな。こんな一瞬で、相手に分かりやすいように言い換えたりしてる。でもニュアンスが変わりすぎないようにも注意してる。

@BRuh-gv3rk Ай бұрын

一平のクズ通訳とは天と地の差だな

@CyrilJap Ай бұрын

言語によって声のトーンが変わるし、完璧すぎる通訳者

@pocyomkin37 Ай бұрын

しかもどっちがアスリートかわからんくらいゴツイしイケメン笑

@halflanding1900 Ай бұрын

Great interview, good questions. Thanks for the upload! Perfect answer about showing emotions, that basically he tries not to show them but because they can reveal weaknesses and be used against you, but they probably just come out inadvertently when he’s genuinely in awe of the batter he faces or the defense by his teammates.

@keunsoo2000 Ай бұрын

This dude is funny!

@hirolinblack3076 Ай бұрын

頭良いからね　真面目な顔と語り口調で面白い事を言うから好き

@user-rv4og9um1z Ай бұрын

今永は日本でも面白いことを言うキャラクターで人気者になりたいと思っていましたが、チームメイトにホーム球場で迷子になる天然物の面白い奴がいたので、面白いキャラクターは諦めて真面目な奴になることにしたそうです

@kennybegeske8824 Ай бұрын

@@user-rv4og9um1z Shotgun Will Becoming Rookie Of The Year

@user-hv4ve2ll2s Ай бұрын

地元ファン、メディアに愛されてるのが伝わってくる😊

@noelvalenzuela963 Ай бұрын

Glad to have him in the best league

@mamamamume1 Ай бұрын

今永投手頑張って下さい応援しています。

@JuliatteJ Ай бұрын

Go Shota! 🇯🇵🇺🇸

@danalawton2986 Ай бұрын

I live in Japan... and of course we drive on the left side of the road, and as he referred to, you can't turn left on a Red light in Japan with one exception... you can on a U.S. Military base, of which I was on one yesterday to play Disc Golf with some military friends.

@nagasako7 Ай бұрын

And in Japan there is way more pedestrians and cyclists so thats why law is no turning while cross light is red. The law makes no sense in America but there's always people in turning blind spot in JP

@danalawton2986 Ай бұрын

@@nagasako7 I agree with you for the big cities but rural Japan and small towns, you don't often see bicycles or many people walking the roads. However to implement "left turn anytime" you'd probably need to spend a lot of money putting up signs indicating it was OK.

@wei1ye317 Ай бұрын

豪華なディナーやな

@user-ze8fr9tr3h Ай бұрын

通訳のエドウィンさんもいいね！

@user-cu4mv5hv6k Ай бұрын

本当に些細な感情部分を言語変換するって大変そうですよね。日本人選手の活躍と同時に一連の件もあり通訳の方も応援したいです。

@kennybegeske8824 Ай бұрын

Congratulations Shotgun

@takafumiyabe4163 Ай бұрын

アメリカに13年いましたがこの通訳さん一平レベルにすごいですよ。

@aayada-retire Ай бұрын

わかります。まじでうまい

@KInoue-it6kg 19 күн бұрын

上手いですねー

@dmarcellus Ай бұрын

Shota is the best ! Go Cubs !

@tonygavros3499 Ай бұрын

They asked great questions.

@certifiedben7343 Ай бұрын

If shota can keep this up he would be in a conversation for roty and cy young

@buklao Ай бұрын

That red light comment is soooo random 🤣🤣

@user-cg4ld6qv4l Ай бұрын

こうやって日本人選手が注目されるってとても嬉しいですね✨ これからも素晴らしい活躍を期待しています👍

@BDizDaBest Ай бұрын

Funny how the interpreter looks more like a professional athlete and Shota looks more like a professional interpreter. Great pitcher though. Dominated my Mets.

@user-tl4xg5cj6j Ай бұрын

今永より通訳さんの方がマッチョなの草😂

@imyme4098 Ай бұрын

先生、素晴らしい！　現地メディアとの適度にエンターテインメント入ったこういうやり取りはいいなぁ😄

@0202068103 Ай бұрын

This guy is great! He should be on my team (the O's).😄😁😆🙂

@julianoenomoto4829 Ай бұрын

Excelente jogador

@user-hl4bg4le8d Ай бұрын

外国で交通事情の違いでも事故に会わないのは適応力の凄さだと思う。何でも現場で経験してみないと🤷‍♂️解らないのは有るよね。

@user-dg1ft1oy4x Ай бұрын

ショウタ👍ショウタ✌ショウタ😍

@38ch10 Ай бұрын

このインタビューいいねーこういうのしてくれるの、MLBに認められたってことだよね！

@shinoshino7732 Ай бұрын

今永オモロい😂😂😂素手でいいね！！謙虚なところも好感もてる！

@jyeakky6354 Ай бұрын

赤信号で　GOだとさすがにビックリするよね

@Lexyboogie Ай бұрын

Japan and Central America finna take over the whole league someday

@danalawton2986 Ай бұрын

As long at the top league in the world is in the USA... that is fine! We'll take as many great players as you have and love them like our own!

@love-un2tf Ай бұрын

今永投手おめでとう🎊 本当にビックリです🤩 これからも応援してます🔥

@41shot Ай бұрын

通訳の人の体がすごいな。

@mirai3856 Ай бұрын

Chicago 今永昇太 Shota ♡ 🇯🇵 日本から皆さん応援してるよ💙 frome TOYOTA nagoya city 🇯🇵 Japan 🌸 ㊗️ 🐞 🍣 🥂

@nopainnogain1221 Ай бұрын

Call him Profesor Imanaga

@ianmiguel642 Ай бұрын

CY IMANAGA

@KenjiMapes Ай бұрын

Wish my Mets were shrewd enough to sign him. The Cubs outwitted the rest of MLB by signing him to a deal which is a huge 4-year value & near bargain as compared to the 12-year $320million contract Yamamoto got. Dude really lives up to his Nickname in Japan, the “Throwing Philosopher.” Now Imanaga might be 5 years older than 25-year old Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but he doesn’t rely on triple digit gas to be good. He has longevity in his blood which bodes well for his team & his career. He is a true pitcher with impeccable control & knows how to pitch. What a steal. It’s a long season with the always attendant peaks & troughs, but dude has a chance for Rookie of the Year AND the Cy Award😮🫨 Good luck Shota even from a Mets fan. Cubs Nation, looks like you got a good one🙂👍

@SW-fi5sk Ай бұрын

怪我だけ気をつけて！とにかくチームの皆さん、ファンの皆さんと共に楽しく頑張り抜いて欲しい！通訳の方もとても的確且つスムーズで素敵ですね！どうかショウタを宜しくお願いします！

@red23rd Ай бұрын

Thia guy is awesome, he is just like Mr.Miyagi

@epicsupergeneration8017 Ай бұрын

I'm glad i know Japanese, and this interpretor is accurate and great! He is better than ohtani's current interpretor (not ippei), he's terrible at translating!

@neohubris Ай бұрын

yeah his translation was on point way better than Ohtani's translators

@MrSlimneo Ай бұрын

Man, the interpreter is Jacked

@tnleung1 Ай бұрын

More than Shota. Making him look bad 😂

@kazuoishi9339 Ай бұрын

Let’s hope he doesn’t like gambling lol

@briangriffin69 Ай бұрын

Sus comment

@kennybegeske8824 Ай бұрын

Shotgun Gets Some English Lessons

@ciello___8307 Ай бұрын

He cant play ball like shota though lol

@user-rv4og9um1z Ай бұрын

隠し芸を要求されて明らかに狼狽える今永かわいい

@RajDeelish Ай бұрын

4 year , $53,000,000 contract is a heck of a deal!

@fatman24271 Ай бұрын

For his level of pitching insane deal for usa but i looked up the avg wages in japan league its SUPER LOW that’s probably why lot of these Japanese players come to the states avg japan player wage is 350k mlb is 4.9 million!

@burningknuckle26 25 күн бұрын

Shota!!

@CazYokoyama Ай бұрын

オレゴンに住んで２７年ですが、Washinton DCでは赤信号で右折できないのを初めて知りました。

@user-uz7vh9xh2j Ай бұрын

カリフォルニア州のRiverside市では交差点はショートカットするひとが多くて信号は通過しませんでした。

@TheAerialgreen Ай бұрын

NYCもできないと思う。ちなみにオレゴンは赤信号で左折もできる場所があってびびった

@CazYokoyama Ай бұрын

@@TheAerialgreen 流石に左折はできる所でもしたくないですね。信号は、飛行場のATCのように、アドバイスなのでしょう。

@bunta792 Ай бұрын

yeah, ive lived in america my whole life and I thought you could take a right turn on every red light unless there is a sign that says not to

@Reedman-yy6fl Ай бұрын

大谷の「かなと思います」の用心深いインタビューと対照的。米国人には受けるね。

@user-nc8wx7ct4v Ай бұрын

「かなと思います」は英訳されないのでご心配なく。

@franzdoreza5230 Ай бұрын

That was fucking funny. So Japanese, little bit dark, little bit funny. Nice delivery.🙏

@WINNERXDD 26 күн бұрын

He is so funny😂😂

@sportgeek2028 Ай бұрын

🐐🐐

@HaRUhisEMp Ай бұрын

I’m rooting for dodgers and shota 😃

@tqtr123 Ай бұрын

the giants signed SNELL over THIS GUY? Jesus christ.

@gabrielsantiago6656 Ай бұрын

Right? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ And all the money they gave him, god I’m pissed

@user-yx6gv8mm8s Ай бұрын

Is that the batter next to pitcher Imanaga? His physique is so amazing that it's hard to believe he's an interpreter.

@user-zq4he9sh7q Ай бұрын

彼は元野球選手でキャッチャー

@user-yz4ki2uz7m Ай бұрын

👍の飾り物がたくさんもらえる活躍を期待してます

@carbajal4732 Ай бұрын

Welcome to Chicago brotha

@joshdodson555 Ай бұрын

I've been in Japan for the past two years and the driving etiquette is way more convenient here than in the states.

@David.560_- Ай бұрын

Only 53 million

@38ch10 Ай бұрын

今永さんて、なんか、話してる内容とか、素敵だよねー

@user-dg1ft1oy4x Ай бұрын

ショウタ⚾ボーイズ❤

@kmr2986 Ай бұрын

大先生マジスゲー🎉 バッターボックス・打者目線だと球の出どころが見えにくいのかな？メジャー相手にキレもあるけど、ストレートでの三振とれるのスゲー😂

@Kenzo-es7qc 23 күн бұрын

最後に英語で自分のメッセージ伝えるのは最高ですわ。

@miguel.ledesmaledesma1790 Ай бұрын

My Mets dropped the ball big time here. Not only us,but the other usual big spenders. The cubs are cheap, so for the cubs to get him,and for so cheap a price ,shows the lack of interest there was for this great pitcher. Congrats to the cubs and their great fan base.

@user-qv2kz1dv5f Ай бұрын

今永の通訳は良いですねぇ。オータニの通訳より断然聞きやすいし的を得た訳し方をしている。

@jun3504 Ай бұрын

わざわざ一平を比較に出さなくていいだろ

@TheAerialgreen Ай бұрын

@@jun3504一平はかなり良かったよ。新しい通訳のことでは？彼は確かに上手いとは言えない

@lesadults Ай бұрын

山本由伸の通訳とか全然違う意味に誤訳してたしな

@user-up3pp2uu4p Ай бұрын

今永の通訳は良いで終わってれば良いコメントなのに

@jlsaiutea3698 Ай бұрын

大谷選手の日本語自体があいまいな感じだったので、一平さんの通訳は優れていたと思いますよ。

@sportgeek2028 Ай бұрын

Roy and cy young

@osaka_oji Ай бұрын

‪👍🏻👍👍❤

@FSch. Ай бұрын

最近バウアーからの電話が止まない今永

@markusmarkus6900 Ай бұрын

Great Player, but the comparison to yamamoto is not really fair since shota is 5 years older

@VannTheDawn Ай бұрын

Yeah, and Yamamoto has shown glimpses of that brilliance he showed in the NPB. He needs more reps, his last 3 years in the NPB, he was essentially playing on easy mode.

@bunta792 Ай бұрын

yeah, yamamoto is still doing well too. people were quick to put him down bc they hate the dodgers and he got a big contract.

@kuuchan0503 Ай бұрын

イチローなら怒って帰るようなインタビューでも真摯に受け答える先生すてき

@user-vh8uh9qo5y Ай бұрын

そんな失礼な質問あったか？いつまでイチローネガティブキャンペーンやっとんねん

@HANEKAWAhaorenoyome Ай бұрын

ちゃんと守備してくれてて驚いてる顔なのか😊

@gaddygadd Ай бұрын

ベイs・・

@osaka_oji Ай бұрын

@@gaddygadd 😅😅😅

@upordown7960 Ай бұрын

He is like a shy version of Munenori Kawasaki 😅

@fujisan1111 Ай бұрын

ベイスターズを抜け出せて伸び伸びしてやがる！w

@user-ye3mr2se3t Ай бұрын

代打今永待ってます！

@user-xl4ub4kz2n Ай бұрын

As he says, even I, who have been watching since the Japanese era, am surprised. He was an average pitcher. But it's only been a month. What's next is important. 頑張れ今永🇯🇵

@riko3118 Ай бұрын

通訳の人マッチョやな

@keyos27 Ай бұрын

元独立リ-グのキャッチャーです。

@user-zy1ok3hr1p Ай бұрын

@@keyos27海外の独立リーグなら生きた英語に多く触れてくるだろうし納得やね。しかもリーグのレベルが違えど野球をしてる環境に慣れてるから通訳にピッタリ。

@riko3118 Ай бұрын

二人とも詳しいんだね。ありがとう

@shimufindmyselfhunchingove5321 Ай бұрын

最所に赤信号持ってくるあたりさすがショータ

@user-zb3mp9wp3u Ай бұрын

ショタ！今永！

@miguel.ledesmaledesma1790 Ай бұрын

I am curious 👀 to see how MLB hitters will adjust to him. Scouting reports are being made as I am writing ✍️ this.

@gregory8538 Ай бұрын

But the thing is I think imanaga can make mid game adjustments like few can...he sees batters making adjustments to him an adjusts right back like he said in the interview he saw something not working well Ann made an adjustment mid game

@miguel.ledesmaledesma1790 Ай бұрын

@@gregory8538 Good point👍🏾.

@user-go5rp8fb1z 22 күн бұрын

大リーグボール2号の準備は出来てます。

@user-xl4ub4kz2n Ай бұрын

There are many other excellent pitchers in Japan. Please come to Japan and do your research. We should increase the number of scouts specializing in Japan. This is because baseball is Japan's national sport, just like the Dominican Republic and Cuba.