{"id":356716,"date":"2025-12-18T19:44:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356716\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:44:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:44:09","slug":"yankees-30-year-old-pitcher-leaving-mlb-to-sign-contract-in-japans-npb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/356716\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees’ 30-year old pitcher leaving MLB to sign contract in Japan’s NPB"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allan Winans hasn’t quite been able to establish himself at the MLB level, either with the Atlanta Braves<\/a> or most recently the New York Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He’s heading to Japan to try and put his career back on track.<\/p>\n

MLB insider Francys Romero reported<\/a> Thursday that Winans is finishing up a deal with the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.<\/p>\n

Winans is a 6-foot-2, 30-year-old right-handed pitcher. He originally was a 17th-round draft pick by the New York Mets<\/a> in 2018 out of Campbell University (the Camels!).<\/p>\n

He didn’t make it to the majors until 2023 with the Atlanta Braves. That season, Winans started six games for Atlanta and had a 5.29 ERA.<\/p>\n

Winans pitched in two more games for the Braves in 2024, allowing 13 earned runs in 7.2 innings.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0The Mets keep taking players from the Yankees<\/a><\/p>\n

This past season for the Yankees, Winans started one game and relieved in two others. He gave up nine earned runs in 9.1 innings.<\/p>\n

He has been a much better pitcher in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n

In his minor league career, Winans has a 2.70 ERA. That includes a 1.63 ERA at Triple-A in 2025.<\/p>\n

He also strikes out 8.5 batters per nine innings in his minor league career.<\/p>\n

Winans sure seems like a guy who could have legitimate success in NPB. Maybe he can parlay that back into an MLB contract in a year or two, as well.<\/p>\n

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