Left-hander Justin Bruihl has been traded from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cleveland Guardians, who cut 2024 postseason star Jhonkensy Noel to open a roster spot.<\/p>\n
TORONTO(AP) \u2014 Left-hander Justin Bruihl was traded Wednesday from the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cleveland Guardians, who cut 2024 postseason star Jhonkensy Noel to open a roster spot.<\/p>\n
Toronto received cash from Cleveland in the trade.<\/p>\n
Noel, who was designated for assignment, hit a tying, two-run homer<\/a> with two outs in the ninth inning off the New York Yankees’ Luke Weaver in Game 3 of the AL Championship Series, a game Cleveland won 7-5 when David Fry homered in the 10th.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old hit .162 with six homers and 13 RBIs in 69 games this year and has a .193 average with 19 homers and 41 RBIs over 136 games in two regular seasons seasons with the Guardians.<\/p>\n Bruihl was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Monday to open a roster spot for reliever Tyler Rogers, who agreed to a $37 million, three-year contract<\/a>. Bruihl, 28, had a 5.27 ERA in 15 relief appearances this year.<\/p>\n He has a 4.72 ERA in 92 relief appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2021-23), Colorado (2023), Pittsburgh (2024) and Toronto (2025).<\/p>\n