Houston Astros
Tatsuya Imai has thrown 359 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph) and Slider (87mph), also mixing in a Change (87mph) and Splitter (85mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (79mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement, is much harder than usual and has some two-plane movement. Their change generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and has some natural sink to it. Their splitter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters, has some natural sink to it and has slight armside fade. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has primarily 12-6 movement.