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Tatsuya Imai sends shot at the Dodgers which favors the Blue Jays: 'I want to take them down'
Top international free agent Tatsuya Imai recently spoke about the Los Angeles Dodgers and made some comments that certainly will help the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays are among the many teams that seem to be interested in signing Imai this off-season.
Tatsuya Imai sends message to the Dodgers
Many thought that the Dodgers would be front runners to land Imai this off-season as they seem to always land the big time international free agents in the past couple of years.
Imai stated that his main goal would be to beat the Dodgers in the World Series as he claimed it would be the biggest achievement in his life.
Tatsuya Imai when asked about playing for the Dodgers:
«I want to beat them beating a team like that and becoming world champions would be the most valuable thing in my life.»
Imai also prefers not to sign with a team that already has Japanese players
«I want to beat them beating a team like that and becoming world champions would be the most valuable thing in my life.»
Imai also prefers not to sign with a team that already has Japanese players
The Japanese phenomenon desperately wants to take down the Dodgers.
Tatsuya Imai has his eyes set on beating the Dodgers
Clearly the Blue Jays would be a great option for Imai since they were just two innings away from beating them last season.
The one issue is that the Blue Jays do not currently have any Japanese players on their team and it looks like Imai would like to a team will a Japanese player on the team which is why the New York Yankees seem to be the new front runners.
Notes on Tatsuya Imai's comments today:
- Wants to beat the Dodgers
- Would prefer a team w/o a Japanese player on it
Two comments that bode very well for the Yankees.
- Wants to beat the Dodgers
- Would prefer a team w/o a Japanese player on it
Two comments that bode very well for the Yankees.
The good news is that this give the Blue Jays an even better chance at landing Imai since he does not want to go to Los Angeles.
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