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Japanese Ace Reveals He Does Not Want to Play for Dodgers
Tatsuya Imai posted as a top free agent on Nov. 18, aims to overcome cultural challenges alone and dethrone Dodgers rather than join them, pitching a 1.92 ERA season in Japan.
- On Nov. 18, Tatsuya Imai, Japanese pitcher, said he does not want to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers and was posted as a top free agent this winter.
- Imai told host Daisuke Matsuzaka that he wants to face cultural differences alone and prefers not to rely on fellow Samurai Japan teammates for help.
- On the mound last season, Tatsuya Imai posted a 1.92 ERA over 163 2/3 innings with 178 strikeouts, five complete games and three shutouts for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
- Because of his stance, any suitor has a real chance to land Imai, and teams with rotation needs, including the Blue Jays, will be active at baseball's Winter Meetings in Orlando.
- The Dodgers' recent Japanese signings mean the Los Angeles Dodgers have become a common landing spot for Nippon Professional Baseball stars like Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani and Roki Sasaki.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' big bets on Japanese pitchers paid off earlier this month.Yoshinobu Yamamoto won World Series MVP honors, Roki Sasaki recorded critical outs and Shohei Ohtani started in Game 7. Tatsuya Imai is the latest Japanese ace and free agent who has his sights set on Major League Baseball. But the right-hander hopes his path to the majors does not pass through Los Angeles.Imai is in the midst of a 45-day posting window, which aff…
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“Didn’t Roki Sasaki say the same thing?”; “Tatsuya Imai is a Dodger” - Fans divided after Japanese ace’s “survival vibe” comment ahead of free agency
Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai has signalled that he has no intention of joining the Los Angeles Dodgers; instead, he wants to face them when he joins the MLB.
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