{"id":267256,"date":"2026-04-26T17:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/267256\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T17:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T17:19:08","slug":"tatsuy-imai-to-make-rehab-start-in-double-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/267256\/","title":{"rendered":"Tatsuy Imai to make rehab start in Double-A"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> right-hander Tatsuya Imai<\/a> is slated to make a rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi as he returns from arm fatigue, manager Joe Espada said.<\/p>\n

Imai would pitch in Corpus Christi against Frisco,\u00a0the Texas Rangers\u2019 Double-A affiliate. Imai is still stretched out despite his IL stint and could pitch four or five innings if efficient, Espada said.<\/p>\n

The Astros put Imai on the IL on April 13, three days after he recorded one out in a start against Seattle<\/a>. Tests showed \u201cno issues\u201d with Imai\u2019s arm, Espada said, and he resumed playing catch shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

Asked how the Astros have determined Imai\u2019s arm strength returning, Espada cited \u201cvelo, strength tests, multiple things that we do for him in there. So far, it all looks good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Imai posted a 7.27 ERA in his first three starts this season, two of which lasted fewer than three innings, after signing a three-year deal<\/a> worth at least $54 million in the offseason.<\/p>\n

It is unclear if Imai will require multiple rehab starts. He will become eligible to return from the 15-day IL early this week.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Infielder-outfielder Zach Dezenzo played the outfield in a rehab game for the first time Saturday in his return from a right elbow sprain<\/a>. Dezenzo had been limited to DH at-bats early on his rehab assignment.<\/p>\n

Dezenzo is 1-for-6 through three minor-league rehab games. He injured the elbow on a throw playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Astros right-hander Tatsuya Imai is slated to make a rehab start Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267257,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-267256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267256\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}