Shinnosuke Ogasawara

24 January 2025

Two-year contract with Washington

The Nationals signed Ogasawara to a two-year contract Friday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.

Analysis

The financial details of the deal are not yet known. Ogasawara, 27, posted a 3.12 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 82:22 K:BB over 144.1 innings in his most recent of nine seasons with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan. The left-hander figures to be given an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Nationals' rotation but could ultimately settle into a relief role.