Tatsuya Imai

I have a soft spot for the kid-from-the-sticks-makes-good arc, and Tatsuya Imai delivers it. Out of Kanuma in Tochigi, he carried Sakushin Gakuin to a summer national title at Koshien, which is basically the holy grail of Japanese high school ball, and he did it as the ace with a fastball that just seems to climb on hitters. What I love is that he didn't flame out as a teen hero. He turned into a real rotation arm at the pro level, which is a totally different grind. He's got that deceptively mild, easygoing look until the moment matters, then the eyes go cold and competitive. Honestly that switch is my favorite thing about him. A genuine power pitcher from Tochigi. Just stay healthy and keep firing, please.

Tatsuya Imai is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher born on May 9, 1998, in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. He attended Sakushin Gakuin High School, where he established himself as a standout ace on the mound. He went on to pursue a professional career in baseball. His blood type and agency affiliation have not been publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Tatsuya Imai

Name (Japanese)

今井達也

Reading

いまい たつや

Born

May 9, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger (寅)

Origin

Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Baseball player

High school

Sakushin Gakuin High School

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tatsuya.imai__11/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BB%8A%E4%BA%95%E9%81%94%E4%B9%9F

Tags

• From Tochigi Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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