Baseball: Cubs’ Imanaga remains grounded after stellar rookie year

Chicago Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga was keeping his feet on the ground after ending his rookie Major League Baseball season with a 15-3 record, confirmed after skipper Craig Counsell ruled him out of Sunday’s last game. The former DeNA BayStar posted a 2.91 ERA in his impressive first big-league year that started with five straight winning decisions followed by an All-Star appearance. “I really had to battle my way over the course of the year, but I take pride in having been able to come to ballparks with a positive mindset. I couldn’t have enjoyed it more,” Imanaga said Saturday. “I believe peop…

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