The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed pitcher Junior Fernández off waivers from the New York Yankees.
The 25-year-old Fernández had a 2.41 earned-run average last season over 13 games with the St. Louis Cardinals and three with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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The six-foot-three, 215-pound pitcher from Santo Domingo Centro, Dominican Republic, was claimed off waivers by the Yankees in November.
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He was signed as an international free agent by St. Louis in 2014 and made his Major League debut with the club in 2019.
Fernández has pitched in 50 career big-league games, posting a 1-1 record and a 5.17 ERA.
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