Blue Jays release relief pitcher Swanson after he clears waivers

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 24, 2025 5:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

The Toronto Blue Jays released reliever Erik Swanson aft the right-hander cleared waivers, the squad said Tuesday.

Swanson was designated for duty past week aft posting a 15.19 earned-run mean implicit six appearances this season.

The 31-year-old autochthonal of Fargo, N.D., dealt with nervus and forearm issues successful his throwing limb earlier this twelvemonth and was incapable to regain his signifier erstwhile activated.

The Blue Jays acquired Swanson and pitching imaginable Adam Macko successful November 2022 from the Seattle Mariners successful speech for slugger Teoscar Hernandez.

Swanson was a reliable high-leverage enactment for the Blue Jays successful '23, but his ERA jumped by implicit 2 runs to 5.03 past season.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider said past week it was a "tough conversation" to archer Swanson that he'd been designated for assignment.

"It benignant of happens successful the crippled erstwhile things aren't going your way," Schneider said. "And helium understands that portion of it.

"It's inactive hard to determination connected from a feline similar that that's meant a batch for you the past mates years."

Swanson made his big-league debut with the Mariners successful 2019. His champion play came successful 2022 erstwhile helium posted a 3-2 grounds with a 1.68 ERA implicit 57 appearances.

Syndergaard joins White Sox connected insignificant league deal

Noah Syndergaard volition effort to marque a comeback with the Chicago White Sox, who person signed the seasoned right-hander to a insignificant league deal.

Syndergaard has reported to the team's outpouring analyzable successful Glendale, Ariz., the White Sox confirmed Tuesday.

The 32-year-old past pitched successful the majors successful 2023, erstwhile helium was chopped by Cleveland. He went 2-6 with a 6.50 ERA successful 18 combined starts for the Guardians and Los Angeles Dodgers that year.

He was selected successful the archetypal circular (38th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays successful the 2010 amateur draft.

Nicknamed "Thor" for his agelong blonde hairsbreadth and six-foot-six frame, Syndergaard debuted for the New York Mets successful 2015 and won a World Series commencement that season. He was a 2016 all-star but injuries person sidetracked his career.

Syndergaard is 59-47 with a 3.71 ERA successful 8 large league seasons.