The Saitama Seibu Lions signed OF Brian O'Grady to an ¥80 million contract on Friday. This is the second offseason addition for the Lions since the draft.
O'Grady, 29, most recently spent time with the San Diego Padres organization. He saw 32 games in MLB, but couldn't solidify a roster spot for the whole year. In 74 AAA games, his slashline was .281/.366/.547 with 15 home runs. He was teammates with Yu Darvish. O'Grady also had a brief stint with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020.
Majority of O'Grady's career was with the Cincinnati Reds, where he was drafted out of college in 2014. He earned an MLB promotion for the first time in 2019 and appeared in 28 games with the Reds.
At the MLB level, O'Grady saw most of his action as a pinch hitter, which gave him an even smaller sample size. He can play anywhere in the outfield and be plugged into the Lions starting lineup right away. O'Grady can also play first base.
On Twitter, O'Grady said he was "excited" for his new opportunity. Darvsh also gave an endorsement.
O'Grady is the second import to join the Lions for 2022 as the team announced Zach Neal, Cory Spangenberg, Reed Garrett and Matt Dermody would not return.
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