Left-hander Anthony Kay and the Chicago White Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $12 million contract with a club option for a third season, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, bringing the veteran back to Major League Baseball after a successful two-year run in Japan.

Kay, 30, posted a 1.74 ERA over 155 innings for the Yokohama Bay Stars this year, featuring a new cutter, an improved changeup and a fastball that still sits at 95 mph years after he was one of the game's best pitching prospects.

The White Sox are aiming to replicate their success with domestic pitchers returning from Asia two years after signing Erick Fedde to a two-year, $15 million deal.

Kay's deal will pay him $5 million each of the next two seasons and includes a $10 million club option for 2028 with a $2 million

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