Cuban first baseman Dayán Viciedo has agreed to a deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars for the remainder of the Nippon Professional Baseball season.
Sources: Cuban 1B Dayan Viciedo has signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars for the rest of the 2025 NPB season.
Viciedo, 36, is set to report later this week. He was playing in the Mexican League with the Tecos de Dos Laredos, where he hit 8 HR and .276 AVG across 38 games. pic.twitter.com/SrgrNldC6U
— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) July 8, 2025
Viciedo, 36, has played 38 games with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol this year. He has been productive at the plate, posting a .821 OPS and hitting eight home runs.
Born in Remedios, Cuba, Viciedo began his baseball career in Cuba’s Serie Nacional de Béisbol with Villa Clara before defecting to the United States in 2008 at age 19. He signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Chicago White Sox on Dec. 12, 2008, and made his MLB debut on June 17, 2010.
Viciedo played for the White Sox until 2014, compiling a career 97 OPS+ and recording two seasons with more than 20 home runs during that span.
After being released, he spent 2015 in the minor league systems of the White Sox and Athletics before deciding to pursue a career in Japan.
If his stint with the BayStars resembles his first run in NPB with the Dragons, baseball fans are in for a treat.
In 2016, Viciedo signed with the Chunichi Dragons and played there until 2024. Viciedo hit 139 home runs in nine NPB seasons, won the Central League batting title in 2018, is a two-time NPB Gold Glove winner, and a three-time All-Star.
After a brief time away in Mexico, Viciedo is back in Japan and will be an addition to the 37-38 BayStars squad for their playoff push.
Dayan Viciedo has been signed by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars for the rest of the season, per @francysromeroFR
The long-time Chunichi Dragons slugger had 8 home runs and a .821 OPS (96 OPS+) with the LMB's Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. pic.twitter.com/1iqN2Fr4hl
— Gaijin Baseball/外国人野球 (@GaijinBaseball) July 8, 2025
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