MLB · P · Houston Astros
Tatsuya Imai
B/T R/R · 5' 11" · 176 lb · born Kanuma, Japan · age 28 · played P 20 · MLB debut 2026-03-29
Last 14 days (through 2026-08-29): 1 G · 3.0 IP · 6.00 ERA · 3 SO · 1.33 WHIP
315 batters faced scored this season His season card →
A moment
A combined no-hitter from Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa — Tatsuya Imai, Steven Okert and Alimber Santa combined on a no-hitter. A completed game without a hit allowed. Read it →
Scout’s note
Tatsuya Imai is a 5-foot-11 righty from Kanuma who debuted for Houston on Opening Day 2026. Eighteen games in, he has 83 strikeouts — better than four and a half per appearance, which is the one thing that stands out.
Note written · FVR scout (GLM-5.2)
What he’s paid
Under contractA market fact, not an engine read: what a club decided about him, on the season before this one. Figures from Cot’s, as of .
- 2026 salary
- $18.00M
- Tax hit
- $18.00M
- Service time
- 0 yr 0 d
- Guaranteed
- $54M
The deal 3 years $54M (2026–2028) — $18.0M a year on average, worked out by us rather than stated on the sheet, and not the same thing as the tax hit above
On the sheet: 3 y/$54M (26-28) · agent Boras Corp. · 3 / 3 options left
After this season, as the sheet has it
| Season | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| Tax hit | $18.0M | $18.0M |
Cash and the tax hit are two different rulebooks and are never subtracted from one another — see the payroll board for his club, Houston Astros.
Collect Tatsuya Imai
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Umpire favor
-0.8 net runs over 18 graded games — the zone cost the umpire more than it gave, on balance.
The line
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