Right-hander Tatsuya Imai made his intentions clear with his first few words during an introductory news conference with the Houston Astros on Monday.

Ichiro Suzuki and his wife Yumiko Fukushima have always lived a quiet life. Although Yumiko remained out of the spotlight, Ichiro evolved to be among .

Since the 2023 offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. Sure, the Ohtani signing came after he had alre

A Japanese slugger is drawing strong MLB interest following the signings of Munetaka Murakami and Tatsuya Imai, with multiple teams evaluating the six-time NPB All-Star before his posting window closes.

Earlier this winter, right-hander Dylan Cease agreed to a seven-year, $210 million deal with the Blue Jays on Thanksgiving Eve. It's tied for the fourth-largest deal in terms of total money among active pitchers, and is a big boost for the reigning AL champs.

Japanese right-handed pitchers Kona Takahashi and Tatsuya Imai were teammates on the Saitama Seibu Lions from 2018-25, and both were posted for MLB free agency this winter. While Imai has found a big league home in Houston,

Kona Takahashi returns to Japan He hasn’t reached an agreement with an MLB club. Kona Takahashi will indeed return to Japan for 2026, as he’s expected to sign a new multi-year deal with Seibu, per source.

Houston Astros general manager Dana Brown is a man full of surprises. In a stunning move out of nowhere, the Astros signed Japanese Star Tatsuya Imai to a three

The Astros are reportedly ready to trade one of these three players as the team looks to improve after missing out on the playoffs.

Kona Takahashi, however, will reportedly return to the Seibu Lions in Japan. Will Sammon of The Athletic reported as such on Saturday, noting that Takahashi simply didn’t get the kind of offers from MLB clubs that would prompt him to make the jump at this time.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto could lose a star to them, too.