Blue Jays complete trade with Pirates for catcher Tyler Heineman
The Toronto Blue Jays made a commerce on Sunday, acquiring catcher Tyler Heineman for infielder Vinny Capra.
It’s a return for the 31-year-old Heineman, who signed as a free agent with Toronto a 12 months in the past and performed in 10 video games for the Blue Jays earlier than the Pirates grabbed him off waivers on May 16.
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Heineman has solely performed three MLB video games this season for the Pirates, with six extra at Triple-A Indianapolis. He was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo after being added to the Jays’ 40-man roster. Outfielder Jordan Luplow was assigned outright to Triple-A Buffalo.
Heineman has a MLB profession slash line of .210/.276/.269.
Capra, 26, a Twentieth-round choose by the Blue Jays in 2018, had solely appeared in eight video games with the massive membership, which all got here in 2022. He was slashing .167/.357/.222 this season in 17 video games with Buffalo.
