The Tampa Bay Rays have signed international free agent RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League camp.
Welcome to the Rays family, @naoyukiuwasawa
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed RHP Naoyuki Uwasawa to a minor league contract with an invite to Major League camp.#RaysUp pic.twitter.com/UVBH9yY8j7— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) January 12, 2024Uwasawa, who will turn 30 years old prior to Spring Training, held a 2.96 ERA last season for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, the team with which he’s spent his entire professional career (3.