Nationals add Soroka on 1-year pact reportedly worth $9M

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 14: Relief pitcher Michael Soroka #40 of the Chicago White Sox throws during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 14, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the White Sox 7-1.
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The Washington Nationals and right-hander Michael Soroka agreed to a one-year contract, the club announced Thursday.

The deal is worth $9 million, a source told Robert Murray of FanSided.

Soroka will be used as a starter with the Nationals, according to Murray.

The 27-year-old authored a 4.74 ERA with a 1.38 WHIP and 84 strikeouts over 79 2/3 innings with the Chicago White Sox last season.

Soroka primarily worked out of the bullpen but also made nine starts, which was his highest total since he was a 2019 All-Star with the Atlanta Braves. He missed all of 2021, 2022, and parts of 2023 after recovering from two Achilles tendon tears.

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