After a resurgent half-season with the Houston Astros, free agent left-hander Yusei Kikuchi is joining another American League West team. Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels are in agreement on a three-year,

The Los Angeles Angels officially signed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $69 million deal on Wednesday. The deal is the largest the Angels have

Free-agent starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi signed a three-year contract worth $63 million with the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of

Veteran left-handed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to terms with the Angels on a three-year, $63 million free-agent contract, reports the New York Post. Kickuchi, 33, is coming off a 2024 season in which he logged a 4.

Kikuchi joins a projected rotation that includes left-handers Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers and right-handers José Soriano and Kyle Hendricks, who left the Chicago Cubs as a free agent and agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

Though his contract covers his age 34-36 seasons and his MLB track record is only ordinary, Kikuchi has a well above average four-seamer and dominated in the second half.

With the Angels’ recent signing of left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year deal now officially announced, GM Perry Minasian spoke on Wednesday to reporters about the club’s 2025 rotation and their plans for the rest of the winter.

The addition of Kikuchi is the third major change the Angels have already made to their rotation this offseason. Along with bringing in Kikuchi and Kyle Hendricks, the Angels trad