The Yokohama DeNA BayStars have re-signed right-hander Michael Peoples to a new contract for the 2022 season, the team announced. This will be Peoples’ third season pitching with the BayStars.
Originally a 14th-round pick in the 2012 draft, Peoples posted a 4.16 ERA and a 17.3% strikeout rate over eight seasons and 779 2/3 innings in Cleveland’s farm system. Working primarily (126 of 166 games) as a starter, Peoples saw action at the Triple-A level over the last four of his seasons in affiliated ball, but never got the call to the majors. Injuries played a role, as Peoples was limited to only 133 1/3 total innings in 2017-18 and kept him from a full Triple-A season until 2019.
Over his first two seasons in Japan, Peoples spent time with both the BayStars’ NPB team and its minor league affiliate. The 30-year-old righty has a 4.55 ERA over 85 innings with Yokohama. Tyler Austin, Edwin Escobar, Fernando Romero, and Neftali Soto are some of the former MLB players joining Peoples as the non-Japanese contingent in the BayStars’ spring camp.
FatChance65
Oh, good. I was wondering what happened to him. I can sleep now.
Smooch the Goose Watson
Well this just completely ruins my day AND my pot roast.
JeffreyChungus
I’m a big Michael Peoples person and I’m glad the Japanese are big Michael Peoples people too
The Baseball Fan
It’s Michael, peoples!
Yankee Clipper
He’s good Peoples.
Ducky Buckin Fent
Man.
A one game “postseason” followed by another extremely disappointing football season, Clip…& all we have are puns about some player I am pretty sure I have never heard of.
Lockouts are boring.
& Cash has seemingly adopted a strict policy of radio silence.
Yankee Clipper
Lol… oh, true story, man.
Justplayball@13
Just when you thought there was absolutely nothing going on in the world.
Breaking News- Michael Peoples re-signs with basically a minor league team on the other side of the globe.
In other news the sun set today.
User 3663041837
The Peoples choice.
kahnkobra
that’s my peopel’s right der
PiratesFan1981
Michael is a people pleaser!