Garcia returns to Jays on two-year deal
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The Toronto Blue Jays signed right-handed relief pitcher Yimi Garcia to a two-year, $15 million contract on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
Garcia, 34, started the 2024 season with the Blue Jays, going 3-0 with a 2.70 earned-run average in 30.0 innings pitched before he was traded to the Seattle Mariners at the trade deadline in exchange for prospects Jonatan Clase and Jacob Sharp.
The 6-foot-1 righty went on to appear in 10 games with the Mariners, putting up a 6.00 ERA in 9.0 innings of work.
Toronto originally signed Garcia to a two-year, $11 million deal in 2021 and has a 10-9 record with a 3.66 ERA and 170 strikeouts in 157.0 innings pitched over parts of three seasons.
Originally signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of the Dominican Republic, Garcia has a career 22-29 record with a 3.59 ERA and 431 saves in 414 career games split between the Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros, Blue Jays, and Mariners.