Imai is the first Japanese free agent signed by the Astros since Kaz Matsui inked a three-year, $16.5 million deal in 2008.

Tatsuya Imai faces Friday deadline with no concrete MLB offers. Yankees have not met with him. Short-term deal now possible.

The Astros announced baseball’s first big splash of 2026 on Friday by inking Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai to a ...

Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown is a man full of surprises. In a stunning move out of nowhere, the Astros signed ...

Japanese right-handed pitchers Kona Takahashi and Tatsuya Imai were teammates on the Saitama Seibu Lions from 2018-25, and ...

The Astros have landed the offseason's top Japanese pitcher. Houston and right-hander Tatsuya Imai have agreed to a deal, CBS ...

The century-old story of Sydney’s Nippon Baseball Club offers insights into the lives of Asian migrants during the White ...

The next big domino on the pitching market will fall no later than Friday when Tatsuya Imai's 45-day posting window expires, ...

Indeed, the Cubs are moving on after Imai’s decision to sign with the Houston Astros, reaching an agreement on a three-year ...