Jays trade Thornton to Mariners for minor leaguer | Globalnews.ca

By Chris Hughes On Jul 27, 2023

By Staff

The Canadian Press

Posted July 26, 2023 3:29 pm

TORONTO – Right-handed reliever Trent Thornton has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners.

Infielder Mason McCoy was sent to Toronto in return.

McCoy was assigned to the Blue Jays triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.

Related Videos

Click to play video: 'Toronto Blue Jays pitcher in hot water over anti-LGBTQ2 Instagram post'

1:58
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher in hot water over anti-LGBTQ2 Instagram post

Thornton has appeared in four games for Toronto with a 1.69 earned-run average over 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts. He’s appeared in 22 games for triple-A Buffalo.

Story continues below advertisement

McCoy has hit .234 for Seattle’s triple-A team in Tacoma, Wash., this season with 32 extra-base hits and 55 runs batted in across 87 games.

The 28-year-old McCoy, who can play shortstop, second base, or third base, has yet to play a Major League Baseball game.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2023.

&copy 2023 The Canadian Press

For all the latest Sports News Click Here

For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! TheDailyCheck is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected] The content will be deleted within 24 hours.