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To use

Worth the stubs for your squad

Good buy
  • 23% below the going rate — the typical 90 costs 6,387 stubs
  • Boosted by 2 captains

To flip

Buy low, sell higher, after tax

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To hold

Hot in real life, may get upgraded

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For exchanges

Cheapest way to feed an exchange

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Where this card ranks

  • 196th best of 709 starting pitchers

Starting pitchers are ranked against starters, relievers against relievers, the way the team builder picks a staff.

Price history

Up 8% on a week ago.

What it costs to buyWhat you'd get selling
3,0004,0005,0006,000Oct 10Oct 16Oct 23Oct 294,6063,750
Price history

Ratings

Stamina
97
K/9
72
H/9
87
BB/9
74
Velocity
99
Control
74
Break
99

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Pitching

Stamina
97
Top 10%
Pitching clutch
90
H/9
87
K/9
72
BB/9
74
HR/9
88
Velocity
99
Top 1%
Control
74
Break
99
Top 1%
Stuff
83

Pitches

4-Seam Fastball
97 mph
Slider
87 mph
Splitter
85 mph
Vulcan Change
86 mph
Sinker
95 mph

Player

Team
Astros
Position
SP
Bats
R
Throws
R
Age
27
Height
5'11"
Weight
154 lbs
Born
Japan
Number
45

Fielding & running

Fielding
56
Arm strength
77
Arm accuracy
54
Blocking
0
Speed
40
Baserunning
0
Steal
6
Reaction vs L
59
Reaction vs R
59

Real-world tendencies

Arm slot
Low three-quarter 26°

A common release point among MLB pitchers (2026 Statcast)

SubmarineSidearmLow three-quarterThree-quarterHigh three-quarterOver the top

Faint lines: all 725 pitchers in this edition who throw with the same hand.

Quirks

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Questions

How do you get Tatsuya Imai?
Buy it on the Community Market, where it costs about 4,322 stubs right now. It comes from: Program (Themed Programs) and Collection.
How much is Tatsuya Imai worth?
It usually sells for about 4,300 stubs.
What does Tatsuya Imai quicksell for?
The game will always buy it back for 3,750 stubs.
What quirks does Tatsuya Imai have?
Homebody and Break Outlier.

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