Cooper Hummel: Going to NPB

The Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball signed Hummel to a one-year contract with a club option for 2027 on Monday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Hummel has collected a lowly .163/.268/.275 batting line across 340 plate appearances covering parts of four major-league seasons. The 31-year-old will now try his luck overseas.