Astros add lefty pitcher Yusei Kikuchi less than 24 hours before MLB trade deadline, ESPN reports

Kikuchi, 33, is a former All-Star with professional experience dating back to 2011 across Japan and MLB.

HOUSTON, Texas --The Houston Astros, a team in contention for an eighth consecutive American League Championship Series but plagued with starting pitching injuries, picked up 33-year-old Yusei Kikuchi from the Toronto Blue Jays in a deal made down to the wire of the MLB trade deadline.

The report came after the Astros scratched pitcher Jake Bloss from his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Relief pitcher Tayler Scott got the last-minute start. Kikuchi attended the same high school that Shohei Ohtani would later matriculate, the LA Times reported. Kikuchi has been with the Blue Jays since signing a three-year, $36 million deal in 2022. The Astros faced Kikuchi on July 3 when he stuck out five batters but allowed two runs, including a Yordan Alvarez sole home run in Toronto.

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