Rea will sign a contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball, Yahoo Japan reports.
Rea was released by the Cubs in January of 2021 and failed to land a contract in the majors for the first half of the 2021 campaign. However, he joined the Brewers in mid-August and posted a 2.27 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 35.2 innings across seven starts at Triple-A Nashville. The 31-year-old will now attempt to carve out a role overseas.