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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have finalized a $63 million, three-year contract. The 33-year-old gets $21 million annually, which raises his Major League Baseball earnings to $142 million over nine seasons. An All-Star with Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a 4.05 ERA in 32 starts this year for Toronto and Houston. He is 41-47 with a 4.57 ERA in six seasons with Seattle, Toronto and Houston.
