Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.<\/p>\n
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