Hisashi Iwakuma SP FA Mon 2/23/15 2:43 PM
Hisashi Iwakuma
SP FA
Iwakuma said Saturday he does not want to return to Japan when his contract expires after this season, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.
The Mariners likely will re-sign Iwakuma, who has a 3.07 in three seasons in Seattle. His season last year was bookended by injuries, but he still finished second in baseball in BB/9 (1.1) and third in K:BB (7.3). He'll pitch as the No. 2 starter in the rotation again this year.