Jose Urena Heading To Japan

     Former Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena is leaving Major League Baseball. He is signing a one-year contract with the Rakuten Eagles of the Nippon Professional League. 

     Urena has played for 11 different clubs in his MLB career. It includes playing with five different teams during the 2025 season. 

     He started his Major League Baseball career with the Fish playing his first six seasons with the team from 2015 until 2020. Urena had a 32-46 record and a 4.60 earned run average with the Marlins.