Top Japanese free agent Tatsuya Imai crushed Dodgers fans’ hearts with his recent comment about potentially joining the LA team.

It appears that the Los Angeles Dodgers are not the favourites to land free agent Japanese right-hander Tatsuya Imai. In fact, Imai suggested he’d like to sign elsewhere to “take them down.”

Cast, Jake and Jordan discuss the surprising Mets–Rangers trade, Tatsuya Imai indirectly snubbing the Dodgers and Hal Steinbrenner’s comments about Yankees spending.

Japanese free agent Tatsuya Imai said that he would rather take down the Los Angeles Dodgers than team up with them. The courtship of big-name Japanese pitchers is an all-too-familiar dance for the Blue Jays and 28 other Major League Baseball teams, an ultimately futile pursuit over the past two winters.

Top international free agent Tatsuya Imai recently spoke about the Los Angeles Dodgers and made some comments that certainly will help the Toronto Blue Jays

Tatsuya Imai doesn't want to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he does want to beat Shohei Ohtani and LAD's other Japanese Phenoms.

Tatsuya Imai has the potential to be the latest Japanese pitcher to become a star in Major League Baseball. But he might not wind up with the teams many have linked him to, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Imai provided an interview in Japanese that suggests he might eliminate certain clubs from his decision-making process.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had success landing Japanese stars in recent years, but one star does not want to join them.