Veteran midfielder Freddy Galvis is about to reach an agreement to go to Japan to play football, according to reports

Freddy Galvis, a quarterback with more than nine years of major league service, is said to be close to reaching a deal with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan’s Nippon professional baseball league, according to Yahoo! Japan.

Galvis, who celebrated his 32nd birthday on November 14, parted ways last season with Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies. In 104 games, he won .242 / .302 / .407 (91 OPS +) with 14 home runs. His performance was worth an estimated 1.2 Wins Over Substitution, as calculated by Baseball Reference.

Galvis appeared in more than 1,100 major league games over the course of 10 major league seasons. He has accumulated 966 shots as well as 109 home runs and a career hit stat of .246 / .292 / .387 (82 OPS+). He’s worth 9.5 wins above substitutions, culminating in 3.1 wins for his job during the 2019 season. In addition to the Orioles and the Phillies, he’s previously been suitable with Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.

Galvis’ move to Japan came as a surprise as he played well enough last season to earn a spot on someone’s bench, and it’s unclear if that will respond to the owner baseball league cause for Major League Baseball or not. Present, MLB . Teams unable to negotiate with free agents (or conduct transactions involving players who are members of the alliance), which means that players like Galvis will be in the cold until the The lockout was lifted after both the tournament owner and NS MLB Players Association.

That’s why, at the very least, Galvis won’t be the last major-league player to take a guaranteed job elsewhere between now and then.