Free-agent pitcher Emmanuel Ramirez signed a one-year deal with the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball on Friday. Ramirez will head overseas in 2025 a year after making his major-league debut with the Miami Marlins. He made 15 appearances out of Miami's bullpen and had a 6.97 ERA (4.62 FIP) and 1.40 WHIP with 21 strikeouts and eight walks in 20 2/3 innings pitched. The 30-year-old Dominican hurler pitched for both Triple-A Jacksonville and Triple-A Buffalo (Blue Jays organization) as well in 2024 and posted a 4.20 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 56:17 K:BB in 30 relief appearances over 45 innings pitched. Ramirez will now head to Japan perhaps with the intentions of trying to resurface in the States after a season or two pitching for the Lions.

Free-agent infielder Jason Vosler has signed a deal with the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League. Vosler appeared in 10 games for the Seattle Mariners in the big leagues in 2024 and went 5-for-28 (.179) with three RBI and two runs scored in 30 plate appearances. He had a hot bat in the minors at Triple-A Tacoma, though, slashing .303/.371/.573 with a .944 OPS, 31 home runs, 110 RBI, four steals and 92 runs scored in 119 games played. The left-handed hitter debuted in the big leagues in 2021 with the San Francisco Giants. Vosler has played in 107 career MLB games and has a .207/.274/.395 slash line with a .669 OPS, 10 home runs and 34 RBI in 288 plate appearances. In Japan, he could serve as the Dragons' regular first baseman in 2025.

The KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization re-signed right-hander William Cuevas to a one-year, $1.5 million deal on Thursday. Cuevas will return to Korea for a seventh season with the Wiz. In his sixth season with the organization in 2024, Cuevas went 7-12 with a 4.10 ERA and 1.25 WHIP while striking out 154 and walking 59 in 173 1/3 innings over 31 starts. The 34-year-old veteran hurler pitched in the minors for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023, but he hasn't appeared in a major-league game since 2018, when he had a 7.41 ERA and 1.82 WHIP for the Boston Red Sox in 17 innings pitched in nine outings (one start). At this point in his career, the Venezuelan righty is a long shot to reappear in the big leagues in the United States.

The NC Dinos announced on Thursday that they signed designated hitter Matt Davidson to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. The deal is for a $1.2 million salary plus $300,000 in incentives, and the Dinos will have the option to extend him in 2026 for $1.7 million ($1.3 million salary and $400,000 in incentives). Davidson, the former 35th overall pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009, will stick around in Korea after playing well there in 2024. In 131 games for the Dinos, the 33-year-old hit an impressive .306/.370/.633 with a 1.003 OPS, 46 home runs, 119 RBI and 90 runs scored in 567 plate appearances. He made his major-league debut in 2013 with Arizona and has a .220/.290/.430 slash line with 54 homers and 157 RBI in six MLB seasons. Davidson hasn't appeared in the bigs since 2022, when he played in only 13 games with the Diamondbacks and Athletics.

According to Francys Romero, the Seattle Mariners and relief pitcher Yunior Marte have agreed to a minor-league deal. This deal also includes an invite to spring training. Marte spent the past two seasons pitching in Philadelphia after making his debut in San Francisco in 2022. Last summer through 26 innings of work, the right-hander held a 6.92 ERA and 1.88 WHIP with an 18:25 BB:K. In Triple-A, he posted a 6.88 ERA and 2.06 WHIP. Through the summer, Marte generated a rough 6.53 xERA and a hefty 42.7% hard-hit rate. Given his struggles in 2024, Marte will likely face an uphill battle to make the Opening Day Roster, but he could earn a middle-relief role if he has a successful spring training.