Dodgers Fans Troll Tatsuya Imai After Pitcher Reveals Not Receiving Any Concrete Offer from Teams: “Not Good Enough to Be in MLB”

Tatsuya Imai previously stated that he would rather take down the Los Angeles Dodgers than join them.

Dodgers Fans Troll Tatsuya Imai After Pitcher Reveals Not Receiving Any Concrete Offer from Teams: “Not Good Enough to Be in MLB”

Tatsuya Imai (Image via Bleacher Report)

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As the year 2025 inches closer to an end, there is still no clarity regarding the future of Tatsuya Imai. The Japanese pitcher recently revealed that he has not received any concrete offers from teams. The Los Angeles Dodgers fans would make fun of him after he dropped some bold comments regarding them earlier on.

Imai is one name that has been linked with several teams. The 27-year-old had an impressive season this year with the Seibu Lions in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In 24 games, he went 10-5 while pitching with a 1.92 ERA and picking up 178 strikeouts.

With the way things have gone in the past few seasons, several fans expected the Dodgers to pick him up. However, the player made it clear from the start that he would not be signing with the 2-time defending champions and would rather try to take them down.

Of course, I’d enjoy playing alongside Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki, but winning against a team like that and becoming a world champion would be the most valuable thing in my life. If anything, I’d rather take them down.

Tatsuya Imai said regarding Dodgers via TV Asahi

Like every Japanese player from the NPB, Imai has a window to get signed by MLB teams. On January 2, this window will be closed. If he remains unsigned by an MLB team by then, he will return to the NPB in Japan.

In a recent interview on TV Asahi’s “Udo Times” program, the right-handed pitcher expressed that there was no concrete offers from team on the table.

Apparently, there actually aren’t many concrete options on the table yet. And it seems that having teams show interest and receiving a formal offer are completely different things.

Tatsuya Imai said as per a translated post on X

Dodgers fans take swipe at Tatsuya Imai as he remains unsigned

Despite attracting heavy interest from the teams, Tatsuya Imai remains unsigned. The 25-year-old now only has 4 days remaining to get signed by an MLB team.

Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai (Image via MLB)

Fans on social media would take a swipe at him for this. One user wrote, “Not good enough to be in MLB” while reacting to this.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

A few days ago, Munetaka Murakami found himself in a similar situation. While the slugger attracted several teams early on in the offseason, there was no major offer for him until the end.

Just 2 days before his window would get closed, the Chicago White Sox stepped in. The AL Central side would enter negotiations with him and land him on a 2-year, $34 million deal.

MLB insider recently dropped huge update regarding Yankees’ pursuit of Tatsuya Imai

The New York Yankees have been one of the teams heavily linked with Tatsuya Imai. Recently, an MLB insider dropped some huge update regarding their pursuit of the Japanese international.

Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai (Image via New York Post)

During a recent charity event, manager Aaron Boone was asked about Imai. During this, he expressed that the team has not met with him and does not have any meetings scheduled for the future.

In Tuesday’s episode of Yankees Hot Stove, YES Network’s Jack Curry expressed that getting vibes that the team was not connected with the pitcher. He believes that the Yankees are not frontrunners for Imai and that he would not sign with them.

With Imai, the Yankees have been very quiet. I don’t think the Yankees have been as aggressive, as intense in any kind of pursuit of Imai...I don’t think they are the frontrunners for Imai, and I don’t think he’ll be signing with them.

Jack Curry said regarding Yankees’ pursuit of Tatsuya Imai

Other teams that have shown interest in him are the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs. With time running out, it will be interesting to see where he ends up in 2026.

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