{"id":311863,"date":"2025-11-27T09:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311863\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:12:12","slug":"ap-source-nbc-7-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/311863\/","title":{"rendered":"AP source \u2013 NBC 7 San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free-agent pitcher Dylan Cease and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $210 million, seven-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced. <\/p>\n

Cease would join a terrific rotation with the reigning American League champions. The right-hander, who turns 30 next month, went 8-12 with a 4.55 ERA in 32 starts last season for the San Diego Padres<\/a>. He struck out 215 batters and walked 71 in 168 innings.<\/p>\n

Cease spent his first five years with the Chicago White Sox<\/a>, including a 2022 season in which he went 14-8 with a 2.20 ERA despite leading the majors in walks. He finished second in AL Cy Young Award balloting.<\/p>\n

After one more year in Chicago, he was traded to San Diego in March 2024 and went 14-11 with a 3.47 ERA that season, finishing fourth in NL Cy Young Award voting. <\/p>\n

His numbers on the mound slipped this year but he still reached 32 starts for a fifth straight season.<\/p>\n

Cease has also had five consecutive years with at least 214 strikeouts, which helps offset his penchant for walks.<\/p>\n

Cease was one of the top free-agent pitchers on the market this offseason. He’s set to join the Blue Jays, who won the AL East this year and advanced all the way to Game 7 of a thrilling World Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 in 11 innings.<\/p>\n

Toronto’s rotation already features Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber and Jos\u00e9 Berr\u00edos. Chris Bassitt and 41-year-old Max Scherzer, the three-time Cy Young Award winner who started Game 7 of the World Series, became free agents this month.<\/p>\n

AP Baseball Writers Noah Trister and Mike Fitzpatrick contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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