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Anthony Kay News: Aiming to return to MLB

Written by RotoWire Staff

Updated on October 22, 2025 at 1:35pm

Kay will seek a major-league contract this offseason after spending the last two years pitching for the Yokohama Bay Stars of Nippon Professional Baseball, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Kay posted a 2.53 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 249:94 K:BB over 291.2 innings in his two seasons with the Bay Stars. He set a franchise record in 2025 with a 1.74 ERA and led NPB with a 57.8 percent groundball rate. The lefty made 44 appearances (seven starts) at the big-league level from 2019-2023, collecting a 5.59 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 88:47 K:BB across 85.1 frames. Kay will turn 31 in March.

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