FILE – Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson throws against the San Diego Padres during the sixth inning of a baseball game Aug. 26, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
CINCINNATI (AP) — Left-hander Caleb Ferguson and the Cincinnati Reds finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract on Thursday.
The 29-year-old was 5-4 with a 3.58 ERA in a career-high 70 games last season for Pittsburgh and Seattle, which acquired him on July 30 for minor league right-hander Jeter Martinez. His strikeouts per nine innings dropped from 11.1 to 7.0.
Ferguson is 24-17 with a 3.66 ERA and six saves over seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2018-23), New York Yankees (2024), Houston (2024), the Pirates and Mariners.
He had Tommy John surgery in 2014 and again in September 2020.
Ferguson did not allow a hit in his first 10 postseason appearances.
He had a $3 million, one-year contract this season.