Blue Jays claim right-hander Junior Fernandez off waivers from Yankees

Baseball
Published 05.01.2023
Blue Jays claim right-hander Junior Fernandez off waivers from Yankees

The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed pitcher Junior Fernández off waivers from the New York Yankees.

The 25-year-old appeared in 13 video games with the St. Louis Cardinals and three video games with the Pittsburgh Pirates final season posting a 2.41 ERA. Fernández was claimed off waivers by the Yankees in November.

The Dominican native was signed as a world free agent by St. Louis in 2014 and made his MLB debut in 2019. Fernández has pitched in 50 profession big-league video games the place he has a 1-1 file and a 5.17 ERA.