The Padres introduced Thursday that they’ve signed lefty Kyle Hart to a one-year cope with a membership choice for the 2026 season. He’ll be assured $1.5MM, per FanSided’s Robert Murray, coming within the type of a $1MM wage and a $500K buyout on a $5MM membership choice for the 2026 season. He can increase the worth of that choice to $7.5MM primarily based on escalators tied to video games began. Hart, a shopper of NPG Sports activities, loved a breakout displaying within the Korea Baseball Group in 2024 and has drawn large league curiosity all through the winter. He’s the second starter the Friars have added in as many days, as San Diego additionally got here to phrases on a four-year cope with Nick Pivetta final evening.
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