Tatsuya Imai, a 28-year-old right-hander from Tochigi, Japan, is now a major league free agent. The eight-year veteran of the Saitama Seibu Lions in the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League entered the posting system for players looking to transfer from the Japanese and Korean leagues on Monday, according to a report by CBS Sports .

According to one report, the New York Yankees are "highly motivated" to bring the NPB ace to the Bronx and will be "aggressive" in their efforts to sign him. But they will face heavy competition in the race to acquire Imai, with the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and of course Los Angeles Dodgers all rumored to have interest in the Lions pitcher who recorded an impressive 1.92 ERA with five complete games and thr

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