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1 QB-PP Phoenix, AZ
Pinnacle High School 6’3” 220 91

2 CB Pinson, AL
Clay-Chalkville High School 6’0” 175 91

3 ATH Lilburn, GA
Parkview High School 6’2” 190 91

4 CB Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’1” 180 91

5 DT Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’5” 285 91

6 DE Duncanville, TX
Duncanville High School 6’3” 225 90

7 WR Phenix City, AL
Central High School 6’4” 185 90

8 QB-DT Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad High School 6’2” 190 90

9 WR Hollywood, FL
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6’2” 180 90

10 DE Lee’s Summit, MO
Lee’s Summit North High School 6’6” 260 90

11 WR Temple, TX
Lake Belton High School 6’1” 195 90

12 OLB Conroe, TX
Oak Ridge High School 6’2” 205 90

13 WR Hollywood, FL
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6’3” 195 90

14 QB-DT Willis, TX
Willis High School 6’3” 225 90

15 ATH Buford, GA
Buford High School 6’1” 190 90

16 DE Picayune, MS
Picayune Memorial High School 6’2” 230 90

17 ILB Jefferson, GA
Jefferson High School 6’2” 230 90

18 QB-PP Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy 6’0” 190 90

19 DE Washington, DC
Friendship Collegiate Academy 6’6” 245 89

20 CB Waco, TX
Connally High School 6’2” 195 89

21 DE Tucson, AZ
Salpointe Catholic High School 6’6” 235 89

22 DT Conroe, TX
Oak Ridge High School 6’5” 265 88

23 WR Midlothian, TX
Midlothian High School 6’2” 175 88

24 DE Vestavia Hills, AL
Vestavia Hills High School 6’5” 220 88

25 WR Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis University High 6’2” 200 87

26 DE Lake Cormorant, MS
Lake Cormorant High School 6’6” 270 87

27 CB Cleveland, OH
Glenville High School 6’0” 185 87

28 DT Lafayette, LA
Acadiana High School 6’5” 290 87

29 RB Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 5’11” 195 87

30 DE Buford, GA
Buford High School 6’3” 250 86

31 CB Sarasota, FL
Riverview High School 6’2” 185 86

32 OLB Miami, FL
Christopher Columbus High School 6’3” 230 86

33 DT Chicago, IL
Saint Ignatius College Prep 6’5” 310 86

34 ATH Belle Vernon, PA
Belle Vernon High School 6’2” 195 86

35 QB-PP Saline, MI
Saline High School 6’3” 200 86

36 OT Dorchester, SC
Woodland High School 6’8” 335 86

37 QB-DT Charlotte, NC
Providence Day School 6’1” 200 86

38 OG Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 6’4” 340 86

39 ATH Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’5” 220 86

40 WR Foley, AL
Foley High School 6’3” 205 86

41 OLB Clanton, AL
Chilton County High School 6’3” 215 86

42 S Rockledge, FL
Rockledge High School 6’0” 180 86

43 WR Moultrie, GA
Colquitt County High School 6’0” 175 86

44 DT Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 6’5” 320 86

45 S Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’2” 190 86

46 WR New Haven, IN
New Haven High School 6’1” 170 86

47 QB-PP Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School 6’3” 195 86

48 TE-H Moultrie, GA
Colquitt County High School 6’4” 225 86

49 RB Albany, GA
Dougherty High School 5’10” 205 86

50 CB Springfield, OH
Springfield High School 6’1” 175 86

51 RB Longview, TX
Longview High School 5’11” 200 86

52 DE Allen, TX
Allen High School 6’5” 230 86

53 WR Glen Ellyn, IL
Glenbard South High School 6’2” 185 86

54 ATH Houston, TX
Klein Forest High School 5’9” 165 86

55 DE Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’4” 245 85

56 OG Waukesha, WI
Catholic Memorial High School 6’4” 310 85

57 OT Fairfield, AL
Fairfield High School 6’8” 360 85

58 DE Youngstown, OH
Austintown Fitch High School 6’5” 240 85

59 OG Seattle, WA
O’Dea High School 6’5” 330 85

60 OLB College Park, GA
Woodward Academy 6’2” 220 85

61 RB Northport, AL
Tuscaloosa County High School 5’11” 200 85

62 OT Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 6’5” 290 85

63 OLB Olney, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6’3” 225 85

64 OT Copperas Cove, TX
Copperas Cove High School 6’7” 285 85

65 ATH McKinney, TX
McKinney High School 6’0” 185 85

66 OT West Roxbury, MA
Catholic Memorial High School 6’6” 285 85

67 TE-H Peculiar, MO
Ray-Pec High School 6’5” 220 85

68 S Blountstown, FL
Blountstown High School 6’2” 185 85

69 DE Hoschton, GA
Mill Creek High School 6’5” 250 85

70 OLB Arden, NC
Christ School 6’4” 215 85

71 S Hollywood, FL
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6’1” 185 85

72 OT Dillon, SC
Dillon High School 6’7” 290 85

73 ATH Mableton, GA
Pebblebrook High School 5’11” 175 85

74 QB-PP Avon, CT
Avon Old Farms School For Boys 6’3” 205 85

75 OT Pensacola, FL
Pine Forest High School 6’5” 280 85

76 OLB Largo, FL
Largo High School 6’4” 210 85

77 CB Temple, TX
Lake Belton High School 6’3” 175 85

78 OLB Tampa, FL
Wharton High School 6’4” 205 85

79 DE Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School 6’7” 280 84

80 ATH Calabasas, CA
Calabasas High School 6’1” 175 84

81 DE Avon, CT
Avon High School 6’5” 260 84

82 ATH Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 5’11” 200 84

83 DT Ramsey, NJ
Don Bosco High School 6’6” 285 84

84 CB Timpson, TX
Timpson High School 5’11” 185 84

85 WR Long Beach, CA
Millikan High School 6’0” 180 84

86 CB Gardena, CA
Junipero Serra High School 6’3” 185 84

87 ATH Burlington, NC
Hugh M. Cummings High School 5’10” 180 84

88 WR Houston, TX
Clear Lake High School 6’1” 180 84

89 OT Erie, PA
McDowell High School 6’6” 290 84

90 S Lancaster, TX
Lancaster High School 6’1” 175 84

91 DE Atlanta, GA
Booker T. Washington High School 6’6” 240 84

92 TE-Y Rochester Hills, MI
Adams High School 6’6” 215 84

93 OT Sugar Land, TX
Fort Bend Christian Academy 6’8” 330 84

94 CB Hialeah, FL
Westland Hialeah Senior High School 6’3” 180 84

95 WR Missouri City, TX
Hightower High School 6’3” 205 84

96 OT Logan, IA
Logan-Magnolia High School 6’6” 265 84

97 CB Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 5’11” 180 84

98 WR Silsbee, TX
Silsbee High School 6’2” 205 84

99 DT Blountstown, FL
Blountstown High School 6’3” 280 84

100 WR Burley, ID
Burley High School 6’2” 175 84

101 QB-PP Savannah, GA
Calvary Baptist Day School 6’3” 190 84

102 TE-H Portal, GA
Portal High School 6’5” 220 84

103 DE Cheshire, CT
Cheshire Academy 6’5” 235 84

104 CB Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’0” 180 84

105 TE-H Jackson, LA
East Feliciana High School 6’6” 230 84

106 OLB Marietta, GA
Walton High School 6’4” 220 84

107 DE Melissa, TX
Melissa High School 6’5” 255 84

108 OG Washington, DC
St. John’s College High School 6’5” 330 84

109 TE-Y Hiram, GA
Hiram High School 6’7” 245 84

110 RB Seattle, WA
O’Dea High School 5’10” 195 84

111 OT Marietta, GA
Walton High School 6’7” 340 84

112 TE-H Carrollton, GA
Carrollton High School 6’5” 215 84

113 S Daytona Beach, FL
Mainland High School 6’3” 185 84

114 DE Leeds, AL
Leeds High School 6’3” 255 83

115 S Sunbury, OH
Big Walnut High School 6’1” 200 83

116 ILB North Hollywood, CA
Campbell Hall High School 6’3” 220 83

117 DT Birmingham, AL
A. H. Parker High School 6’4” 265 83

118 ATH Ellaville, GA
Schley High School 6’1” 185 83

119 OT Magna, UT
Cyprus High School 6’5” 275 83

120 OLB Stafford, VA
Mountain View High School 6’3” 225 83

121 CB Forney, TX
Forney High School 6’1” 190 83

122 OT Katy, TX
Obra D. Tompkins High School 6’7” 295 83

123 CB Evergreen, AL
Hillcrest High School 6’2” 195 83

124 TE-Y Woodstock, IL
Marian Central Catholic High 6’5” 240 83

125 RB Olney, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6’0” 185 83

126 S Warner Robins, GA
Northside High School 6’3” 200 83

127 OG Akron, OH
Archbishop Hoban High School 6’5” 290 83

128 ILB Allen, TX
Lovejoy High School 6’2” 230 83

129 S Pearland, TX
Shadow Creek High School 6’1” 195 83

130 OT League City, TX
Clear Springs High School 6’5” 285 83

131 OC Clearwater, FL
Clearwater Academy 6’4” 270 83

132 S Many, LA
Many High School 6’2” 200 83

133 DE Chicago, IL
Kenwood Academy High School 6’5” 215 83

134 OG Brookline, MA
Dexter School 6’4” 275 83

135 ATH Starkville, MS
Starkville High School 6’0” 190 83

136 OLB Nashville, TN
David Lipscomb High School 6’2” 235 83

137 CB Jacksonville, FL
Mandarin High School 6’0” 185 83

138 DE Pascagoula, MS
Pascagoula High School 6’3” 255 83

139 TE-H Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Catholic High School 6’4” 225 83

140 ATH Swainsboro, GA
Swainsboro High School 6’0” 185 83

141 CB Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 6’1” 175 83

142 ATH Statesboro, GA
Statesboro High School 6’2” 180 83

143 TE-Y Chillicothe, OH
Chillicothe High School 6’5” 230 83

144 RB McDonough, GA
Eagles Landing Christian Academy 5’10” 190 83

145 OC Loganville, GA
Grayson High School 6’2” 300 83

146 S Cincinnati, OH
La Salle High School 6’0” 185 83

147 DE Tulsa, OK
NOAH HomeSchool 6’5” 240 83

148 CB Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy 6’2” 195 83

149 OT New Palestine, IN
New Palestine High School 6’6” 300 83

150 DE Deerfield Beach, FL
Deerfield Beach High School 6’4” 220 83

151 ATH Carthage, TX
Carthage High School 5’10” 180 83

152 S Lewisville, TX
Lewisville High School 5’11” 175 83

153 WR Spring Branch, TX
Smithson Valley High School 6’2” 180 83

154 S Orlando, FL
Maynard Evans High School 6’2” 180 83

155 ATH Dallas, TX
South Oak Cliff High 6’2” 215 83

156 DE Lawrenceville, GA
Mountain View High School 6’6” 245 83

157 S West Orange, NJ
Seton Hall Prep 6’0” 190 83

158 RB Salem, VA
Salem High School 6’1” 195 83

159 ATH Hicksville, NY
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School 6’0” 175 82

160 OT Oradell, NJ
Bergen Catholic High 6’7” 325 82

161 WR Gray, GA
Jones County High School 5’9” 160 82

162 OLB Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’2” 215 82

163 QB-DT Little Rock, AR
Little Rock Christian Academy 6’4” 220 82

164 WR Chatsworth, CA
Sierra Canyon High School 6’2” 170 82

165 RB Cincinnati, OH
Moeller High School 5’11” 195 82

166 CB Nashville, TN
David Lipscomb High School 6’0” 180 82

167 OLB Destrehan, LA
Destrehan High School 6’3” 210 82

168 OG Tampa, FL
Tampa Catholic High School 6’3” 320 82

169 DT Cheshire, CT
Cheshire Academy 6’3” 270 82

170 QB-PP Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 6’2” 190 82

171 ATH Downey, CA
Warren High School 6’0” 180 82

172 TE-H Meridian, MS
Meridian High School 6’2” 220 82

173 OLB Camden, NJ
Eastside High School 6’3” 210 82

174 RB Mission, TX
Veterans Memorial High School 5’10” 195 82

175 TE-H Algonquin, IL
H. D. Jacobs High School 6’6” 225 82

176 OG Winthrop, IA
East Buchanan Community School 6’4” 270 82

177 OLB Tuskegee, AL
Booker T. Washington High School 6’3” 225 82

178 RB Waukesha, WI
Catholic Memorial High School 5’11” 175 82

179 S Harper Woods, MI
Harper Woods High School 6’2” 195 82

180 TE-H Chattanooga, TN
Baylor School 6’4” 225 82

181 WR Virginia Beach, VA
Green Run High School 6’2” 190 82

182 DT Fairfield, CA
Armijo High School 6’4” 295 82

183 ATH Chattanooga, TN
Baylor School 6’1” 190 82

184 WR Philadelphia, PA
Roman Catholic High School 5’11” 185 82

185 OT Hesperia, CA
Oak Hills High School 6’5” 260 82

186 ATH Loganville, GA
Grayson High School 6’5” 215 82

187 WR Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 5’10” 170 82

188 S Florence, SC
West Florence High School 5’11” 185 82

189 RB Missouri City, TX
Hightower High School 5’11” 170 82

190 WR Homestead, FL
Homestead Senior High School 6’0” 180 82

191 S Saint Francisville, LA
West Feliciana High School 6’0” 185 82

192 TE-H Lake Oswego, OR
Lakeridge High School 6’5” 210 82

193 WR Lucas, TX
Lovejoy High School 6’3” 185 82

194 DE Miami, FL
Christopher Columbus High School 6’5” 230 82

195 WR Newport Beach, CA
Newport Harbor High School 6’1” 170 82

196 DT Bay Springs, MS
Bay Springs High School 6’3” 315 82

197 OLB LaGrange, GA
Troup County Comprehensive High Sch 6’3” 190 82

198 WR Missouri City, TX
Ridge Point High School 6’1” 170 82

199 CB Springdale, MD
C. H. Flowers High School 6’1” 170 82

200 WR Brownsboro, TX
Brownsboro High School 6’3” 180 82

201 CB Lilburn, GA
Parkview High School 6’1” 180 82

202 OT Leesburg, VA
Tuscarora High School 6’8” 300 82

203 RB Homestead, FL
Homestead Senior High School 5’9” 185 82

204 QB-PP Hattiesburg, MS
Oak Grove High School 6’2” 175 82

205 DT New Iberia, LA
Westgate High School 6’3” 280 82

206 WR River Rouge, MI
River Rouge High School 6’3” 205 82

207 OG NA, NA
Aiea High School 6’5” 315 82

208 DE West Bloomfield, MI
West Bloomfield High School 6’3” 250 82

209 WR Fort Lauderdale, FL
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 6’2” 200 82

210 RB North Palm Beach, FL
The Benjamin School 5’11” 215 82

211 S West Hills, CA
Chaminade College Prep 6’1” 175 82

212 OT San Marcos, TX
San Marcos High School 6’7” 320 82

213 QB-DT Savannah, GA
Benedictine Military High School 6’4” 195 82

214 OT Frisco, TX
Rick Reedy High School 6’5” 260 82

215 QB-PP Chandler, AZ
Basha High School 5’11” 170 82

216 ILB Birmingham, AL
Hoover High School 6’0” 215 82

217 RB Duncanville, TX
Duncanville High School 5’9” 185 82

218 WR Aiken, SC
Aiken High School 6’0” 180 81

219 ATH Greenville, SC
Greenville Senior High School 6’0” 170 81

220 OLB Nashville, TN
The Ensworth School 6’3” 205 81

221 RB Benton, AR
Benton High School 6’2” 225 81

222 ATH Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School 6’0” 185 81

223 CB Orlando, FL
Edgewater High School 6’2” 180 81

224 WR Fort Myers, FL
Dunbar High School 5’11” 180 81

225 ATH Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6’1” 180 81

226 TE-H Odessa, TX
Odessa High School 6’6” 205 81

227 OG Atascocita, TX
Atascocita High School 6’2” 320 81

228 TE-H Savannah, GA
Calvary Baptist Day School 6’4” 225 81

229 DE Mobile, AL
Mobile Christian High School 6’3” 210 81

230 ATH Bellflower, CA
St. John Bosco High School 6’4” 185 81

231 OG Lindale, TX
Lindale High School 6’5” 270 81

232 S Irvington, NJ
Irvington High School 6’2” 195 81

233 CB Tampa, FL
Carrollwood Day School 6’0” 175 81

234 OLB Katy, TX
Seven Lakes High School 6’4” 225 81

235 RB Andalusia, AL
Andalusia High School 6’1” 210 81

236 OG Fairburn, GA
Creekside High School 6’4” 295 81

237 ATH Baltimore, MD
Gilman School 6’3” 200 81

238 OT Kansas City, MO
Rockhurst High School 6’7” 280 81

239 WR Anderson, SC
Westside High School 6’0” 180 81

240 ATH Warner Robins, GA
Warner Robins High School 6’3” 195 81

241 DE Tucker, GA
Tucker High School 6’4” 225 81

242 QB-DT Philadelphia, PA
St. Joseph’s Prep School 6’1” 215 81

243 OLB Kansas City, MO
Liberty North High School 6’3” 220 81

244 OT Malvern, PA
Malvern Prep 6’5” 290 81

245 RB Fort Lauderdale, FL
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 5’11” 205 81

246 WR Las Vegas, NV
Arbor View High School 6’1” 185 81

247 QB-DT Mobile, AL
Baker High School 6’3” 210 81

248 S LaGrange, GA
Troup County Comprehensive High Sch 6’1” 185 81

249 DT Atlanta, GA
Pace Academy 6’4” 295 81

250 TE-H Ainsworth, NE
Ainsworth High School 6’4” 210 81

251 OT Mukwonago, WI
Mukwonago High School 6’6” 275 81

252 RB Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy 5’11” 195 81

253 CB Marrero, LA
John Ehret High School 5’11” 180 81

254 OT Kankakee, IL
Kankakee High School 6’7” 300 81

255 QB-DT Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’1” 190 81

256 CB Philadelphia, PA
St. Joseph’s Prep School 5’11” 175 81

257 OLB Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6’3” 200 81

258 ILB Yelm, WA
Yelm High School 6’2” 230 81

259 QB-PP Cheshire, CT
Cheshire Academy 6’2” 205 81

260 WR Lake City, FL
Columbia High School 6’0” 185 81

261 TE-H Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School 6’1” 215 81

262 S Sacramento, CA
Grant High School 6’4” 190 81

263 ATH Pinson, AL
Clay-Chalkville High School 5’10” 160 81

264 OT Avon, OH
Avon High School 6’5” 290 81

265 WR Tampa, FL
Tampa Catholic High School 6’3” 190 81

266 ATH Picayune, MS
Picayune Memorial High School 5’9” 175 81

267 OLB Monticello, IA
Monticello Community High School 6’2” 210 81

268 ATH Philadelphia, PA
Roman Catholic High School 5’10” 180 81

269 RB Tyler, TX
John Tyler High School 5’10” 180 81

270 ATH Sardis, MS
North Panola High School 6’0” 190 81

271 OT Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy 6’6” 295 81

272 WR Mesquite, TX
North Mesquite High School 6’0” 175 81

273 QB-PP Jacksonville, FL
Trinity Christian Academy 6’1” 220 81

274 ATH Fort Wayne, IN
North Side High School 6’3” 175 81

275 RB Sneads, FL
Sneads High School 6’0” 205 81

276 CB Moody, AL
Moody High School 5’11” 185 81

277 OG Brandon, SD
Brandon Valley High School 6’5” 285 81

278 DT Lexington, MS
Holmes County Central High School 6’3” 305 81

279 DE Clinton, NC
Clinton High School 6’3” 255 81

280 CB DeSoto, TX
DeSoto High School 6’0” 175 81

281 QB-DT Phoenix, AZ
Sunnyslope High School 6’3” 195 81

282 WR Fort Lauderdale, FL
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 6’4” 205 81

283 CB Los Alamitos, CA
Los Alamitos High School 6’1” 180 81

284 TE-H Bellevue, WA
Bellevue High School 6’6” 220 81

285 DT Norcross, GA
Meadowcreek High School 6’3” 260 81

286 WR San Jacinto, CA
San Jacinto High School 6’1” 175 81

287 DT Longview, TX
Pine Tree High 6’5” 270 81

288 ATH Beverly Hills, MI
Detroit Country Day School 6’1” 215 81

289 CB Virginia Beach, VA
Green Run High School 5’11” 165 81

290 OT Vancouver, WA
Evergreen High School 6’6” 275 81

291 ATH Gulf Shores, AL
Gulf Shores High School 5’9” 175 81

292 DE Durant, OK
Durant High School 6’3” 260 81

293 QB-PP Denton, TX
Liberty Christian School 6’7” 210 81

294 ATH Chattanooga, TN
Brainerd High School 5’11” 190 81

295 DE Washington, DC
Gonzaga College High School 6’6” 240 81

296 CB Cincinnati, OH
Withrow High School 5’11” 175 81

297 RB Fort Lauderdale, FL
Western High School 6’0” 200 81

298 QB-DT Fort Lauderdale, FL
Western High School 5’11” 190 81

299 RB Hollywood, FL
Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 5’11” 215 81

300 WR Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei High School 5’10” 195 81

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Jays add All-Star RHP Hoffman for 3 years, $33M

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Jays add All-Star RHP Hoffman for 3 years, M

  • Associated Press

Jan 10, 2025, 09:27 PM ET

TORONTO — All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract.

The team announced the deal Friday night, two days after Hoffman’s 32nd birthday.

Hoffman went 3-3 with a 2.17 ERA and 10 saves last season for the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies, earning his first All-Star selection in July. He set career bests for ERA, saves and appearances (68).

The right-hander struck out 89 and walked 16 in 66⅓ innings, holding opposing hitters to a .197 batting average and compiling a 0.96 WHIP before becoming a free agent.

“We are excited to add Jeff to our bullpen. His arsenal, strike throwing, and ability to miss bats against all types of hitters is elite and will undoubtedly make us better,” Toronto general manager Ross Atkins said in a news release. “Jeff will get an opportunity to close games for us this season. His track record, competitiveness, and experience make him a great complement to this group.”

Hoffman was chosen ninth overall by the Blue Jays in the 2014 amateur draft out of East Carolina but has never pitched for them. He was traded the following year to Colorado with three other players in a blockbuster deal that brought star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and reliever LaTroy Hawkins to Toronto.

The 6-foot-5 Hoffman made his major league debut for the Rockies in 2016. He is 23-26 with a 4.82 ERA in 256 career games, including 50 starts, over nine seasons with Colorado, Cincinnati and Philadelphia.

Hoffman pitched six shutout innings over five appearances for the Phillies in the 2023 National League Championship Series against Arizona. But he struggled badly in last year’s playoffs versus the rival New York Mets, going 1-2 while allowing six runs in 1⅓ innings over three outings in their division series.

Hoffman gets a $5 million signing bonus from the Blue Jays and salaries of $6 million this year and $11 million in each of the following two seasons. He can earn up to $2 million annually in performance bonuses for innings pitched: $500,000 each for 60, 70, 80 and 90.

In another roster move, Toronto right-hander Brett de Geus was designated for assignment.

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MLB bans fans who grabbed Betts in World Series

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MLB bans fans who grabbed Betts in World Series

  • ESPN News Services

Jan 10, 2025, 05:01 PM ET

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has banned two fans who interfered with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts during a World Series game at Yankee Stadium from attending games at big league ballparks.

The league sent a letter to Austin Capobianco and John P. Hansen this week informing them of the decision.

“On Oct. 29, 2024, during Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, you interfered with play by intentionally and forcefully grabbing a player. Your conduct posed a serious risk to the health and safety of the player and went far over the line of acceptable fan behavior,” said the letter, the contents of which were first reported by the New York Post and later obtained by The Associated Press.

“Based on your conduct, Major League Baseball is banning you indefinitely from all MLB stadiums, offices, and other facilities,” the letter said. “You are also hereby banned indefinitely from attending any events sponsored by or associated with MLB. Please be advised that if you are discovered at any MLB property or event, you will be removed from the premises and subject to arrest for trespass.”

MLB has previously issued leaguewide bans for fans who trespass on the field or threaten baseball personnel. A fan who approached Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. at Colorado’s Coors Field in 2023 received a similar ban.

Capobianco and Hansen were ejected from the game on Oct. 29 and banned from Game 5 the following night.

Betts leaped at the retaining wall in foul territory and caught Gleyber Torres‘ pop fly in the first inning, but a fan in the first row with a gray Yankees road jersey grabbed Betts’ glove with both hands and pulled the ball out. Another fan grabbed Betts’ bare hand.

The Yankees at the time called the behavior “egregious and unacceptable.”

The team said Friday the two fans MLB banned were not season-ticket holders. The Post reported Friday that the person who is the season ticket holder was not at the game and will be allowed to keep them.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Source: Rea reunites with Counsell via Cubs deal

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Source: Rea reunites with Counsell via Cubs deal

  • ESPN News Services

Jan 10, 2025, 06:23 PM ET

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs and free agent Colin Rea have agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract, reuniting the right-hander with manager Craig Counsell, a source told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers on Friday.

The 34-year-old Rea made one appearance with Milwaukee in 2021 and then pitched in Japan during the 2022 season before returning to the Brewers. He went 12-6 with a 4.29 ERA over 27 starts and five relief appearances for the NL Central champions last year.

Counsell managed Milwaukee for nine years before he was hired by Chicago in November 2023.

Rea gives Counsell and Chicago another versatile arm for their pitching staff. The Cubs have Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon and Matthew Boyd for their rotation, but Rea could push Javier Assad for the fifth spot or work out of the bullpen.

Rea became a free agent when Milwaukee declined its $5.5 million club option on his contract in November. The Iowa native was paid a $1 million buyout.

Rea was selected by San Diego in the 12th round of the 2011 amateur draft out of Indiana State. He made his big league debut with the Padres in 2015.

He pitched for the Cubs during the 2020 season, going 1-1 with a 5.79 ERA in nine appearances, including two starts.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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