# Shota Imanaga (99 OVR)

> Shota Imanaga captain in MLB 25: Players born in Asia or who have represented an Asian national team (boost includes Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman). The tier…

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/shota-imanaga-f8850826

SP · Cubs · MLB 25

## Captain ability

Asian-Born

Players born in Asia or who have represented an Asian national team (boost includes Lars Nootbaar and Tommy Edman)

Boosts 51 cards in MLB 25: [Cards boosted by Shota Imanaga](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/captains/shota-imanaga-f8850826/boosted)

View the card: [Shota Imanaga](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/captain-shota-imanaga-f8850826)

## Tier requirements

1. Tier 1: 2 Players that fulfill the boost requirement on your squad
2. Tier 2: 4 Players that fulfill the boost requirement on your squad
3. Tier 3: 6 Players that fulfill the boost requirement on your squad

## Boosts

| Attribute | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs R | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Contact vs L | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Plate Vision | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| K Per 9 | +5 | +8 | +10 |

## Best cards it boosts

- [Yoshinobu Yamamoto](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-yoshinobu-yamamoto-58d5d6f3) - 99 OVR · SP · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Yoshinobu Yamamoto](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-yoshinobu-yamamoto-7de3fc58) - 99 OVR · RP · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Yoshinobu Yamamoto](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-yoshinobu-yamamoto-a266f66d) - 99 OVR · SP · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Tommy Edman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-tommy-edman-12ff03ea) - 99 OVR · 2B · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Shota Imanaga](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/captain-shota-imanaga-f8850826) - 99 OVR · SP · CHC · Diamond · Captain: Not on the market
- [Shohei Ohtani](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-shohei-ohtani-fdb0e99c) - 99 OVR · SP · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Shohei Ohtani](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-all-star-shohei-ohtani-6fe0d570) - 99 OVR · DH · LAD · Diamond: Not on the market
- [Seiya Suzuki](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/2025-postseason-seiya-suzuki-80385761) - 99 OVR · RF · CHC · Diamond: Not on the market

## Cheapest cards it boosts

- [Kenta Maeda](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-kenta-maeda-32108068) - 62 OVR · RP · FA · Common: 6 stubs
- [Sheng-Ping Chen](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-sheng-ping-chen-b50cfadd) - 58 OVR · 2B · FA · Common: 9 stubs
- [Lyle Lin](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-lyle-lin-9b15b049) - 63 OVR · C · FA · Common: 15 stubs
- [Tsung-Che Cheng](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-tsung-che-cheng-68eb8c5d) - 64 OVR · SS · PIT · Common: 21 stubs
- [Shintaro Fujinami](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-shintaro-fujinami-5eb9afec) - 67 OVR · RP · FA · Bronze: 33 stubs
- [Shinnosuke Ogasawara](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-shinnosuke-ogasawara-a8fabe53) - 54 OVR · RP · WAS · Common: 40 stubs
- [Rob Refsnyder](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-rob-refsnyder-1622b7be) - 74 OVR · LF · BOS · Bronze: 89 stubs
- [Ji-Hwan Bae](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb25/cards/live-ji-hwan-bae-1b1f9a3e) - 68 OVR · 2B · PIT · Bronze: 124 stubs

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