After previously looking like he was going to the Dodgers
The Seattle Mariners have re-signed right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma after an agreement between Iwakuma and the Los Angeles Dodgers was never finalized.
Seattle announced the deal with Iwakuma late Thursday night, after general manager Jerry Dipoto delivered the news at the team's holiday party. The deal includes a one-year contract for 2016 and options for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Financial terms were not announced.
Iwakuma was a priority for Seattle in the offseason, but the Dodgers and Iwakuma struck a deal Dec. 6, a pact reportedly for three years and roughly $45 million.
However, the deal was never completed. A source told ESPN's Mark Saxon earlier Thursday that it was in jeopardy after the Dodgers reviewed Iwakuma's physical.
The Japan-based Jiji Press first reported Thursday that the Dodgers were backing away after the physical.
The medical issue revealed by the physical is not yet known.