Whenever any high-profile Japanese player is ready to come over to MLB , the Los Angeles Dodgers immediately come up as a potential landing spot.

Now granted, this reputation is earned, as the team has a history of treating Japanese players well, has a giant fanbase on the archipelago, and currently employs three of the best NPB alumni in the world today in Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki . For players coming to a new country with a monster schedule and few people who speak their language, having that level of support around them is almost certainly an attractive part of any negotiation.

And yet, in the opinion of pitching ace Tatsuya Imai, who is expected to come over in 2026, the Dodgers aren't everything. No, the former Saitama Seibu Lions actually wants to ma

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