Bronx, NY -- (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees have sold the contract of pitcher Darrell Rasner to a team in Japan's Central League, according to a report by ESPN.

The report states that the contract was sold to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for $1 million, and Rasner is expected to sign a two-year contract with the team.

Rasner's agent said that he requested the deal after the pitcher went 5-10 with a 5.40 earned run average in 113 1/3 innings for the Yankees last season. A former second-round pick of the Montreal Expos in 2002, the 27-year-old Rasner is 9-15 with a 5.00 ERA in four seasons with the Yankees and Washington Nationals.