After spending the 2020 season playing in South Korea, Chris Flexen is back to Major League Baseball. According to multiple reports from around the league, Flexen agreed to a deal with Seattle Mariners.
Flexen’s contract is reportedly on two years and will see him $4.75 million. The move is expected to become official after the 26-year-old right-hander undergoes his physical.
ESPN’s Buster Onley also adds that Mariners will have a club option to keep Flexen for 2023 MLB season for $4 million.
Chris Flexen made his MLB debut in 2017 with NY Mets and went 3-11 in his first three seasons. He also posted an 8.07 ERA with 49 strikeouts before being designated for assignment at the end of the 2019 campaign.
Following his struggles in the majors, Flexen decided to head to South Korea where he signed with KBO’s Doosan Bears. It was a smart move, as he emerged as one of the league’s best pitchers in 2020.
Flexen made 21 starts with Bears, finishing the year 8-4 and boosting a 3.01 ERA with 132 strikeouts.
This positioned him to resurrect his MLB career as he now has a chance for a do-over with Mariners, who will most likely use him as one of their starting pitchers.
