TORONTO – Free-agent reliever Chad Green has signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple media reports.
Sportsnet, The Athletic and Fantrax all confirmed contracts worth US$8.5 million on Tuesday.
Per those reports, included in the deal is a second-year conditional player option that Green can exercise if Toronto declines the three-year club option.
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If both decline, the Blue Jays get a two-year club option at a higher average annual value.
The right-handed Greene started the 2022 season on sale with the New York Yankees, recording a 3.00 earned-run average with 16 strikeouts over 15 innings.
He left the Yankees’ game against the Baltimore Orioles on May 19 with right arm soreness, and three days later New York announced he needed Tommy John surgery, ending his season.
The typical recovery time for a ligament-replacement procedure is 12 to 18 months.
Green has a 33–22 record with a 3.17 ERA in his career, compiling a 49–4 record over seven seasons with New York. He has 11 saves and 53 holds in his career.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on January 31, 2023.
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