Blue Jays Designate RHP Jose Urena for Assignment

Blue Jays designate RHP Jose Urena for assignment

The Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday designated right-hander Jose Urena for assignment. The 33-year-old has appeared in 239 MLB games in his career. In 2024, he went 5-8 with a 3.80 ERA in 33 outings for the Texas Rangers. Urena signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets during the offseason. On April 28, he made his season debut, allowing five earned runs in three innings of relief against the Washington Nationals. After only one game, the …

Toronto Blue Jays remove veteran starting pitcher from roster

The Toronto Blue Jays announced some interesting roster changes in terms of pitching personnel on Saturday afternoon.

Blue Jays Shake Up Roster and Add Easton Lucas to the Bullpen

The Toronto Blue Jays have given rookie Easton Lucas another shot and have designated José Ureña for assignment. The Blue Jays announced that they have recalled Easton Lucas. Lucas was called up at the beginning of the season and put up two back-t0-back starts where he didn’t give up any runs.Lucas will likely be sent back down on Sunday and be used to cover some innings against the Athletics on Saturday. Veteran Erik Swanson is slated to return…

Blue Jays Designate Jose Urena For Assignment

The Blue Jays announced that right-hander Jose Urena has been designated for assignment.  The move opens up a roster spot for southpaw Easton Lucas, who will likely cover some innings what is slated to be a bullpen day for the Jays in today’s matchup with the Athletics. Urena signed a guaranteed contract with Toronto in early May, just a few days after he was designated for assignment by the Mets and then entered free agency (Urena was able to r…

Blue Jays recall Easton Lucas, DFA Jose Urena

The Toronto Blue Jays are shuffling their pitching staff. Left-hander Easton Lucas has been recalled from triple-A Buffalo, while right-hander Jose Urena has been designated for assignment, the team announced prior to Saturday’s game against the Athletics. Lucas allowed zero runs in his first two starts (10.1 innings) of the season filling in for the injured Max Scherzer before he was roughed up (14 runs) in his next two, resulting in a demotion…