Tatsuya Imai
Price History
Where to get it
- Community Market
- Themed program
- Collection
The source types MLB The Show lists for this card. A pack or program may no longer be available.
Tatsuya Imai — Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Tatsuya Imai is a Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Astros, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Tatsuya Imai works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 97 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 74 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 2 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Tatsuya Imai's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Splitter (A), and Vulcan Change (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Tatsuya Imai currently buys for about 4,499 stubs, with sell orders near 3,751 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 296 stubs, about a 8% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Tatsuya Imai earns an OpScore of 85.6 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1138 among all cards and #221 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Tatsuya Imai's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Tatsuya Imai is a 90 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Astros.
- Is Tatsuya Imai a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Tatsuya Imai ranks #220 on All-Star, #219 on Hall of Fame, and #221 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Tatsuya Imai have in MLB The Show 26?
- Tatsuya Imai has 2 quirks: Homebody and Break Outlier.
- How much does Tatsuya Imai cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 4,499 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
- How do I get Tatsuya Imai in MLB The Show 26?
- MLB The Show lists 3 sources for this card: Community Market, Themed program, and Collection. A pack or program may no longer be available.
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