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Borucki

Borucki made four scoreless relief appearances for the Blue Jays after latching on with the club in late August following his release from the Pirates. The 31-year-old southpaw stuck around through the conclusion of the club’s World Series run and will now test the open market. He should be able to latch on somewhere as organizational left-handed depth.

The 31-year-old southpaw was removed from the Jays’ active and 40-man roster earlier in the week to make room for rookie sensation Trey Yesavage. He passed through waivers unclaimed though and will continue to function as extra bullpen depth at the Triple-A level.

Borucki has been removed from Toronto’s active roster to clear space for top pitching prospect Trey Yesavage. The 31-year-old southpaw tossed 4 1/3 scoreless frames over four appearances for the Blue Jays after signing with the club back in late August.

Borucki joins Toronto’s relief corps prior to Tuesday’s contest against the Reds just a couple days after latching on with the club on a minor league pact. The 31-year-old southpaw was cut loose last week by the Pirates. He spent the first five seasons of his big-league career with the Blue Jays from 2018-2022, making 75 appearances (19 starts) during that span.

Borucki was recently released by the Pirates after posting a 5.28 ERA in 35 relief appearances. He returns now to the organization that drafted him in 2012. He had a 4.47 ERA in 151 innings for the Jays from 2018 until being traded to the Mariners in 2022.

Borucki went unclaimed on waivers after posting a lackluster 5.28 ERA across 30 2/3 innings (35 appearances) this season. The 31-year-old southpaw should be able to latch on somewhere else as emergency relief depth.

Borucki will hit the waiver wire after the Pirates brought in two new arms for their bullpen. The 31-year-old would have the option to report back to Triple-A Indianapolis or test free agency if he goes unclaimed.

Borucki returned to Pittsburgh’s bullpen mix on Friday night after missing a little over one month with lower back inflammation.

Borucki has posted a serviceable 5.26 ERA and 22/11 K/BB ratio across 25 1/3 innings (29 appearances) this season for the Pirates. He should be ready to return in a couple weeks.

The Pirates played matchups today, using Dennis Santana against the top of the Yankees order in the eighth. He retired Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger and Aaron Judge consecutively. Borucki, though, let the Pirates down by giving up three hits and a walk to the six batters he faced. The Pirates did go on to win in extra innings, but that this worked out so poorly for them is probably good news for those who picked up Santana.