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Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract worth $63 million.

Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have reportedly agreed to a three-year contract worth  million.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a three-year contract worth $63 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful medical review.

Kikuchi, 33, is paid $21 million annually over the course of his contract, increasing his Major League Baseball earnings to $142 million over nine seasons.

An All-Star for Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a 4.05 ERA in 32 starts this year for Toronto and Houston, which acquired him on July 30 in exchange for 23-year-old right-hander Jake Bloss, rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido . and minor league first baseman Will Wagner.

Kikuchi was 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 starts with the Astros, striking out 76 and walking 14 in 60 innings. His four-seam fastball averaged 95.5 mph this year, the highest of his major league career.

He’s 41-47 with a 4.57 ERA in six seasons with Seattle (2019-21), Toronto (2022-24) and Houston.

Kikuchi signed with the Mariners before the 2019 season when Seattle agreed to a contract that paid him $43 million over three years. The Mariners also paid a $10,275,000 listing fee to the Seibu Lions of the Pacific League. He signed with Toronto in March 2022, agreeing to a three-year contract worth $36 million.