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Right-hander Chase Lee acquired by Blue Jays from Tigers for minor league lefty Johan Simon

Right-hander Chase Lee acquired by Blue Jays from Tigers for minor league lefty Johan Simon | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Detroit Tigers pitcher Chase Lee throws during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa, Fla., June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

TORONTO (AP) — Sidearming right-hander Chase Lee was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Detroit Tigers on Friday for minor league left-hander Johan Simon.

Lee made his big league debut April 22 and the 27-year-old went 4-1 with a 4.10 ERA in 32 relief appearances, striking out 36 and walking nine in 37 1/3 innings.

Simon, 24, was 3-3 with a 3.42 ERA this year for Class-A Dunedin, High-A Vancouver and Double-A New Hampshire in 31 relief appearances. He struck out 79 and walked 29 in 71 innings.

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