"Tatsuya Imai is likely to be the next Japanese pitcher to move to a Major League team after his club, Seibu Lions, said Monday it would begin the process of making him available - a process called "posting." Imai, 27, had a record of 10-5 this season with an ERA of 1.92. The right-hander has a powerful fastball and has played his entire career in Japan."
"The news of his posting comes on the heels of Japanese star third baseman Munetaka Murakami starting the posting process on Friday, according to sources. Murakami, 25, owns the single-season home run record for a Japanese player in Nippon Professional Baseball. He hit 56 homers in 2022, breaking Sadaharu Oh's record 55 set in 1964. Under the agreement with Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball, the posting period for a player runs from Nov. 1 until Dec. 15."
Tatsuya Imai, a 27-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Seibu Lions, has been made available through the posting process to pursue a move to Major League Baseball. He compiled a 10-5 record this season with a 1.92 ERA and features a powerful fastball, having played his entire career in Japan. Munetaka Murakami, a 25-year-old third baseman who hit 56 homers in 2022 to break Sadaharu Oh's single-season NPB record of 55, recently started his own posting process. The MLB-NPB posting window runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, and players have 45 days after posting to reach MLB agreements.
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