"Kay spent the past two seasons with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He helped the team win the Japan Series in 2024, authoring a 3.42 ERA and 2.84 FIP in 24 starts, or 136.2 innings. Kay improved in 2025, posting a 1.74 ERA and 2.55 FIP in 155 innings pitched, which is impressive even though NPB is in a dead-ball era."
"Kay was originally drafted 31st overall in the 2016 draft by the New York Mets. Before the 2019 trade deadline, he and Simeon Woods Richardson were traded to the Blue Jays in exchange for Marcus Stroman. Woods Richardson was packaged alongside Austin Martin for José Berríos before the 2021 trade deadline, but Kay remained with the Blue Jays for several years and made his big league debut shortly after."
"The left-handed pitcher pitched with the Jays in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. In 2021, he pitched most of his innings with the Blue Jays, posting a 5.61 ERA and a 5.43 FIP in 33.2 innings pitched, with a 25% K% and an 11.5% BB%. Over the four seasons, Kay had a 5.48 ERA and 4.67 FIP in 70.2 innings pitched, with a 23.5 K% and 11.6 BB%."
Anthony Kay signed a two-year, $12 million deal with the Chicago White Sox. He spent two seasons with Nippon Professional Baseball's Yokohama DeNA BayStars, helping them win the 2024 Japan Series with a 3.42 ERA and 2.84 FIP in 24 starts (136.2 innings). Kay improved in 2025, posting a 1.74 ERA and 2.55 FIP in 155 innings. Kay was drafted 31st overall in 2016 by the New York Mets and was traded to the Blue Jays before the 2019 deadline. He pitched for Toronto from 2019–2022, compiling a 5.48 ERA and 4.67 FIP in 70.2 MLB innings. The 30-year-old left-hander will have rotation opportunities on a rebuilding White Sox.
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