8+ hour, 24+ min ago (273+ words) Japanese free-agent pitcher Tatsuya Imai would rather be a part of a team that beats the Los Angeles Dodgers than join countrymen Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Roki Sasaki as a member of the reigning World Series champions. "Of course, I'd enjoy playing alongside Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki," Imai told Daisuke Matsuzaka on "Hodo Station," according to MLB.com's Michael Clair, "but winning against a team like that and becoming a world champion would be the most valuable thing in my life. If anything, I'd rather take them down." Imai mentioned wanting to experience the majors differently than some of his Japanese peers as a reason not to join the Dodgers. "If there were another Japanese player on the same team, I could just ask them about anything, right?" Imai said. "But that's actually not what I'm looking for. In…...