"The SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization announced a one-year contract with right-hander Drew VerHagen for the 2026 season. VerHagen will earn $800K in guaranteed money ($750K salary, $50K signing bonus) and another $100K is available to the 35-year-old righty in contract incentives. A veteran of eight Major League seasons, VerHagen has a 4.98 ERA over 281 2/3 innings with the Tigers (from 2014-19) and Cardinals (2022-23), working primarily as a long reliever with a few spot starts."
"He also has a significant amount of experience pitching in Japan, as VerHagen pitched with the Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball during both the 2020-21 seasons and then again over the last two seasons. Overall, VerHagen has a 3.68 ERA, 23.7% strikeout rate, and 6.65% walk rate in 283 1/3 innings with the Fighters."
"His most recent season, however, was his least-successful in NPB. VerHagen delivered only a 6.08 ERA over 26 2/3 frames with the Fighters in 2025, and spent the bulk of the season with the Fighters' minor league affiliate. VerHagen will now look to turn the page in a new league and a new country. He'll take up one of the Fighters' allotted roster spots for foreign-born pitchers, essentially replacing Drew Anderson (who is returning to MLB on a one-year deal with Detroit)."
Drew VerHagen signed a one-year contract with the SSG Landers for the 2026 season, receiving $800K guaranteed ($750K salary, $50K signing bonus) and up to $100K in incentives. He is a veteran of eight Major League seasons, posting a 4.98 ERA across 281 2/3 innings with the Tigers and Cardinals, primarily as a long reliever with occasional spot starts. VerHagen has multiple seasons in Japan with the Nippon-Ham Fighters, compiling a 3.68 ERA, 23.7% strikeout rate and 6.65% walk rate in 283 1/3 innings. He struggled in 2025 with a 6.08 ERA over 26 2/3 innings and spent much of that year in the Fighters' minor league affiliate. He will occupy an allotted foreign-player pitching roster spot with the Fighters, effectively replacing Drew Anderson.
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