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ARLINGTON, Texas — Not long ago, Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga shared that the most surprising revelation during his first year in America was the ability, in certain cases, to turn right legally on a red light.
Amazing, come to think of it.
Yeah, well, Imanaga, a rookie from Japan who’s set to make his All-Star debut Tuesday — right around the fourth inning, we’re betting — just kicked things up a notch in the “surprise” department.
“I was waiting for this question,” he said Monday at Globe Life Field, “and I had an answer prepared.