Tatsuya Imai cashed in with Astros
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YouTube With the recent success of Japanese players like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki, teams throughout baseball have been clamoring to add stars from Japan to their rosters. The Houston Astros and the Toronto Blue Jays did just that by bringing in Tatsuya Imai and
When there's a conversation surrounding loyalty to one franchise, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has to come to mind. The former MVP is going into hi
The Astros announced baseball’s first big splash of 2026 on Friday by inking Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract that includes player opt-outs after the the '26 and '27 seasons.
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai made his intentions clear with his first few words during an introductory news conference with the Houston Astros on Monday.
From 2017-24, Houston went to the playoffs for eight straight seasons. The Astros won seven division crowns, went to the ALCS seven straight times, won the AL pennant four times and won the World Series title twice in 2017 and 2022.
Sam Carlson, who spent the entire season pitching out of the bullpen for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets, previously elected free agency on Nov. 6. On Monday, he announced on Instagram that he had signed a minor-league deal with the Houston Astros for the upcoming season.