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Report: Trevor Bauer, Japan's Yokohama BayStars Agree to Contract After Dodgers Exit

After being released by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Trevor Bauer is going to play professional baseball in Japan.

Per Japanese news outlet Sanspo.com (h/t Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times), the Yokohama BayStars will sign the 32-year-old. Jon Heyman of the New York Post confirmed the deal, noting Bauer can make up to $4 million.

The deal is expected to be made official on Monday night.

The BayStars play in Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan's top league. They have made the postseason four times since 2016, including last season when they lost in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series to the Hanshin Tigers.