TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Kevin Gausman to a five-year, US$110-million contract because the crew retools its beginning rotation heading into the 2022 season.
The Blue Jays formally introduced the signing Wednesday after an settlement between Gausman and Toronto was broadly reported on the weekend.
The 30-year-old can be counted on to offer star energy to the Blue Jays’ beginning 5 after it was reported Monday that reigning American League Cy Younger winner Robbie Ray was leaving Toronto for Seattle in free company. Ray’s deal is anticipated to be for $115 million over 5 years.
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The Blue Jays additionally misplaced starter Steven Matz this off season. He signed a $44 million, four-year contract with St. Louis.
The Blue Jays will nonetheless be well-armed going into 2022, with Gausman becoming a member of a rotation that features Hyun-jin Ryu, Jose Berrios and spectacular sophomore Alek Manoah.
The 30-year-old Gausman was 14-6 with a 2.81 earned-run common and 227 strikeouts in 192 innings for San Francisco final season, numbers that earned him his first all-star nod.
He has a 64-72 report and 4.02 ERA in his profession with Baltimore, Atlanta and San Francisco.
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