The Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Skilled Baseball have agreed to a take care of infielder Jason Vosler for the 2025 season, in line with a number of reviews out of Japan. Vosler elected minor league free company on the finish of the 2024 Main League marketing campaign, which he spent as a member of the Mariners group.
Nearly all of Vosler’s time with Seattle was spent at Triple-A Tacoma, the place he hit .303/.371/.573 and 31 homers over 524 plate appearances for the Rainiers. Regardless of these spectacular numbers, Vosler didn’t obtain a lot enjoying time on the MLB stage, as he solely appeared in 10 video games with the Mariners (hitting a way more modest .179/.233/.286 in 30 PA) in late July and early August. Seattle designated Vosler for task in September after which outrighted him off the 40-man roster.
Initially a Sixteenth-round choose for the Cubs within the 2014 draft, Vosler broke into the large leagues with San Francisco in 2021, and his MLB resume consists of 107 complete video games with the Giants, Reds, and Mariners over the past 4 seasons. He had a powerful .265/.342/.469 slash line in 111 PA with the Giants in 2022, because the platoon-heavy staff gave the left-handed hitting Vosler numerous seems towards right-handed pitching. That burst of productiveness was comparatively short-lived, nonetheless, and Vosler has hit .207/.274/.395 in 288 PA towards Main League pitching on the entire.
Vosler performed largely third base in his two seasons with the Giants and was largely a primary baseman in his one 12 months in Cincinnati. He has additionally made a handful of appearances at each nook outfield positions and each center infield positions, and the 2024 season noticed Vosler primarily work as a primary baseman and proper fielder in Tacoma.
It stays to be seen the place Vosler will line up for the Dragons, however his versatility provides the NPB staff some flexibility in deciding how they’ll make the most of the 31-year-old. Since Vosler would’ve needed to accept one other minor league contract with a North American staff, the transfer to Japan will land him extra assured cash and a brand new chapter in his 11-year professional profession.
