Tatsuya Imai has officially entered the MLB market, and he is not shy about setting the tone for his next chapter. The 27-year-old right-hander, who was posted by the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, is now eligible to negotiate with major league clubs until January 2.

Imai is regarded as one of the most intriguing international arms available this winter, and his posting comes at a time when several MLB teams are looking to bolster their rotations. Despite that, he appears to have ruled out one of the league’s most star-studded teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers.

That clarity came through a striking remark Imai delivered when asked about the possibility of joining Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki in Los Angeles.

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