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Cubs’ Shota Imanaga had an even better first spring training start than the box score suggests

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Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga strikes out Freddie Freeman during his debut at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, AZ. 03-02-2024.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Lefty Shota Imanaga didn’t quite achieve his goal for his first spring training start.

“My goal today was to not give up a home run,” he said through interpreter Edwin Stanberry. “And even though it happened, it was a good learning experience to try to figure out how that could end up being a single in front of left field.”

That lesson in and of itself will be valuable.