December 9, 2014
Laird signed a contract to play in Japan in 2015 for the Nippon Ham Fighters, the
New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Laird played 25 games for Houston in 2013 and spent all of 2014 at Triple-A Syracuse where he posted a .840 OPS. At age 27, he could return to MLB if he revives his career in Japan.