LOS ANGELES (Kyodo) -- The Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday announced the signing of Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $63 million contract.

The 33-year-old went 9-10 in 32 starts this year with a 4.05 ERA playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros, logging more than 200 strikeouts for the first time in his six Major League Baseball seasons.

Kikuchi excelled for the Astros following a trade near the July 30 deadline as he went 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 starts, helping the team to the American League West title and its eighth straight postseason appearance.

The Angels, home to Japanese two-way Shohei Ohtani until last year, finished bottom of the division this season going 63-99 and missed out on a postseason spot for the 10th straight campaign.