Three-time Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier has reportedly agreed to a brand new take care of the Toronto Blue Jays after the Tampa Bay Rays declined the 32-year-old heart fielder’s group possibility earlier this week.
The addition of Kiermaier comes after the Jays misplaced proper fielder Teoscar Hernandez in final month’s take care of the Seattle Mariners.
Phrases of Kiermaier’s contract haven’t been revealed. A group spokesperson declined to verify the settlement in an emailed response to DailyMail.com.
Three-time Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier has reportedly agreed to a brand new take care of the Toronto Blue Jays after the Tampa Bay Rays declined the 32-year-old heart fielder’s group possibility earlier this week
The addition of Kiermaier comes after the Jays misplaced proper fielder Teoscar Hernandez (pictured) in final month’s take care of the Seattle Mariners
The deal retains Kiermaier within the aggressive American League East, the place Toronto completed in second, seven video games behind the New York Yankees at 92-70. The Jays have been finally swept by the Mariners in two video games within the Wild-Card sequence.
Kiermaier, 32, spent elements of 10 seasons with the Rays, who drafted him within the thirty first spherical in 2010. He is a three-time Gold Glove winner who batted .248 with 82 homers, 316 RBIs and 112 stolen bases over 914 video games.
The anticipated transfer, which accomplished a $53.5 million, six-year contract, was anticipated after Kiermaier was restricted by to 63 video games this yr. He final performed on July 9 in Cincinnati and had season-ending surgical procedure on his left hip in August. He is additionally battled
Kiermaier, a Gold Glove winner in 2015, 2016 and 2019, hit .228 with seven homers and 22 RBIs this yr. He appeared in 29 postseason sport for the Rays, batting .220 with 4 homers and 11 RBIs.
It is unclear if Kiermaier will stay in heart, the place extremely paid George Springer has performed since 2021. The 33-year-old has 4 years and $90 million remaining on his contract.
Three runs scored after Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) and Toronto Blue Jays heart fielder George Springer (4) collided attempting to catch a Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford (3) blooper because the Toronto Blue Jays fall to the Seattle Mariners 10-9 in sport two dropping their American League Wild Card sequence at Rogers Centre in Toronto. October 8
