HOUSTON — Right-hander Nate Pearson and the Houston Astros finalized a $1.35 million, one-year contract on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old can earn an additional $150,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 20 and 25 starts and $50,000 for 50 innings.

Pearson had a 9.20 ERA in 11 relief appearances this year for the Chicago Cubs, who released him Sept. 21. He was 3-2 with a 2.22 ERA and seven saves in one start and 37 relief appearances for Triple-A Iowa. He had a 1.14 WHIP and .175 opponents’ batting average.

Selected by Toronto with the 28th pick in the 2017 amateur draft, Pearson pitched for the Blue Jays from 2020-24 and was traded to the Cubs in July 2024. He is 9-6 with a 5.17 ERA in six starts and 117 relief appearances.

His development was slowed when he broke the ulna bone in hi

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