Houston brass vowed to help the pitcher "make the necessary adjustments" after he admitted struggling in his transition to life in MLB and his new country.

The transition to Major League Baseball isn’t just about facing better hitters, it’s about adjusting to an entirely new life.

Besides batting cages and pitching mounds, the training facility uses the high-tech HitTrax system that captures player ...

Astros rookie right-hander Tatsuya Imai was placed on the injured list after just three starts with right arm fatigue, with the move coming directly after a loss to the Mariners in which he recorded ...

So far in his MLB career, Imai has mentioned difficulties with the timing of his meals, the Seattle weather, the hardness of ...

The Astros pitcher is in his first season in MLB after seven years with the Seibu Lions in Japan ...

Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that -- in theory -- Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike system ...

The Astros’ Tatsuya Imai is blaming “the American lifestyle” for his early big league struggles. The Japanese right-hander, who signed a three-year deal worth up to $63 million with Houston over the ...

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Imai, who signed a three-year, $54 million contract this winter, has a 7.27 ERA across his first 8 2/3 major-league innings.

Houston Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai said he has difficulty adjusting to the American lifestyle in his first season in Major ...

Tatsuya Imai says the adjustment from Japan to MLB from the mound to travel to meals is one reason for his arm fatigue.