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Blue Jays get reliever Yerry Rodriguez for Josh Mollerus in trade with Rangers
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-handed pitcher Yerry Rodríguez from the Texas Rangers for righty Josh Mollerus in a trade Sunday.
Rodríguez was immediately optioned to the Blue Jays’ triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.
The 26-year-old Rodríguez has appeared in 12 games for the Rangers this season and 11 games with their triple-A squad in Round Rock, Texas. He has a 2-4 record with a 6.53 earned-run average between the two teams.
Rodriguez has appeared in 26 career MLB games, posting a 7.11 ERA with 28 strikeouts. He has 168 career games (55 starts) in the Rangers’ system, with a 29-17 and a 3.59 ERA.
Mollerus, 24, has appeared in 23 games this season for the Blue Jays high-A affiliate in Vancouver, going 1-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 30 innings.
He was selected by the Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon.
The reliever has appeared in 34 career games between single-A Dunedin and Vancouver, posting a 3.74 ERA with a 12.67 strikeout rate per nine.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2024.
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