Baseball: Japanese lefty Kikuchi agrees to 3-yr Angels deal: reports

Free agent Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to join the Los Angeles Angels on a three-year, $63 million contract, multiple U.S. media reported Monday. The Japanese left-hander went 9-10 this year with a 4.05 ERA playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros, logging more than 200 strikeouts for the first time in his six Major League Baseball seasons. The 33-year-old excelled for the Astros following a trade near the July 30 deadline, going 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 starts to help boost the team to its eighth straight postseason appearance. But a sweep in the wildcard round by the Detroit Tigers…

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