REUTERS
March 13, 2022 at 13:45 JST
The Toronto Blue Jays signed left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $36 million (4.21 billion yen) contract, MLB Network reported Saturday.
Kikuchi, 30, spent the past three seasons with the Seattle Mariners, posting a 15-24 record with a 4.97 ERA over 70 games, all starts. He walked 132 batters and struck out 326 over 365.2 innings.
Last season, Kikuchi was 7-9 with a 4.41 ERA in 157 innings, striking out a career-high 163.
Before the lockout, the Blue Jays bolstered their pitching rotation by signing one of the top free-agent starters, Kevin Gausman, to a five-year, $110 million deal.
MLB/ Ohtani, Kikuchi enjoy Home Run Derby, high school reunion
July 13, 2021
Japan floated idea of national honor for MLB’s Ohtani, but he declined
November 22, 2021
VOX POPULI: Shohei Ohtani’s success should inspire more Renaissance men
November 22, 2021
MLB/ Hometown fans say ‘arigato’ to Ohtani after MVP honor announced
November 19, 2021
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Yusei Kikuchi in October 2021 in Seattle (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
