The Chicago White Sox and veteran left-hander Martin Perez are in agreement on a one-year deal worth $5 million, a source told ESPN amid multiple reports Wednesday. Perez, 33, went 5-6 with a 4.53 ERA in 26 starts with the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres in 2024.

The White Sox and left-hander Martin Perez are in agreement on a deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided . It’s a one-year, $5M deal, per Jose F. Rivera of ESPN. That comes in the form of a $3.5M salary and a $1.5M buyout on a $10M mutual option for 2026, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post. The deal is pending a physical for the Octagon client.

The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a one-year, $5 million deal with veteran left-hander Martin Pérez, pending a physical. Pérez, 33, brings 13 years of MLB experience to a White Sox rotation in desperate need of stability.

The Boston Red Sox have made it clear all offseason long that they intend to rise the ranks in the MLB after a few seasons spent in the middle of the pack. And they certainly have put their money where their mouth is.

The Red Sox made one of the biggest trade acquisitions of the winter, landing Garrett Crochet from the White Sox for four prospects. Boston apparently has interest in keeping its newly acquired southpaw for the longer term.