LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tatsuya Imai will enter the posting process beginning Nov. 19, agent Scott Boras said Wednesday, opening a 45-day window for the Japanese pitcher to sign with a Major League Baseball team.

Boras compared Imai to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was voted World Series MVP after helping the Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Toronto in seven games.

“Certainly, he's done everything Yamamoto's done,” Boras said at the MLB general managers meetings, adding that Imai's durability should be a selling point.

“He loves big markets,” Boras said. “We go through the list of places he may want to play and, believe me, he is someone who really wants to be on a winning team and compete at the highest level.”

The 27-year-old right-hander went 10-5 with a 1.92 ERA this season with the Pacific Leagu

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