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Blue Jays sign left-handed pitcher Josh Walker to 1-year contract

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed left-handed pitcher Josh Walker to a one-year contract worth $760,000 US, the team announced Friday.

4.32 ERA in 43 games between Triple A and the majors last season

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Josh Walker, pictured pitching for the Mets in May, made 10 appearances for New York last season before a mid-season trade to the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Frank Franklin II/The Associated Press)

The Toronto Blue Jays have signed left-handed pitcher Josh Walker to a one-year contract worth $760,000 US, the team announced Friday.

The 30-year-old made 10 appearances for the New York Mets in 2024.

He spent the majority of the season at the Triple-A level with Syracuse before a mid-season trade to the Pirates organization.

Across 43 total games at all levels last year, the left-handed reliever posted a 4.32 earned-run average.

The six-foot-six, 225-pound lefty from Otisville, N.Y., was selected by the Mets in the 37th round of the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of New Haven. He making his MLB debut for the team in 2023.

The Blue Jays designated right-hander Hagen Danner for assignment in a corresponding move.

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