The Seattle Mariners have traded right-hander Taijuan Walker to the Toronto Blue Jays, the teams announced Thursday.
In exchange, Seattle will receive a gamer to be called or cash factors to consider.
Walker is 2-2 with a 4.00 ERA in 5 starts this season. He has a career record of 33-33 with a 3.95 ERA in 8 big league seasons, and he made simply one appearance last season with Arizona while recuperating from elbow surgical treatment.
He will be a free agent after the 2020 season, for which he is making $740,000 for the 60 games.
Toronto is 15-14 through Wednesdays games and is contending for the last American League area in the broadened 16-team playoff competition.
The 28-year-old Walker on Wednesday stood up in a psychological conference, describing why he believed it was required for the Mariners not to play. Seattles players decided all to avoid the game versus the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black guy, in Wisconsin.
” Glad to be apart of this organization and group of individuals!” Walker tweeted Wednesday night after the Mariners made the choice not to play. “Thank you for standing with us constantly !!”.
The Blue Jays put starting pitcher Matt Shoemaker on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a lat strain. He is considered week-to-week.
ESPNs Jeff Passan contributed to this report.
Toronto Blue Jays acquire Taijuan Walker from Seattle Mariners – ESPN
