(Toronto) The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitcher Cody Ponce to a three-year contract.

The Ontario team specified that the pact is worth a total of 30 million US dollars.

The 31-year-old pitcher went 17-1 last season with the Hanwha Eagles of the South Korean KBO League.

Ponce, who won the KBO MVP, posted a 1.89 ERA with 252 strikeouts.

Ponce played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020 and 2021.

He went 1-7 with a 5.86 ERA in two seasons with the Pirates before spending the next three years in Japan.