Blue Jays risk losing 33-year old pitcher after just 1 game in Toronto
This is how it works on the fringes.
Blue Jays risk losing 33-year old pitcher after just 1 game in Toronto originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . It can be tough to exist on the fringes of MLB.
Toronto Blue Jays right-handed pitcher Austin Voth is serving as the latest example of that. The Blue Jays acquired Voth after he spent Spring Training with the Chicago White Sox , and he made his first Toronto appearance over the weekend. Voth went 2.
2 innings, allowing a lone run and getting valuable outs for a dinged-up Blue Jays pitching staff. On Monday, though, Voth was designated for assignment. That means he's removed from the 40-man roster, and another team can claim him off waivers.
The Blue Jays only get to send him to Triple-A Buffalo if Voth clears waivers. MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest The 33-year old, 6-foot-2 right-hander is originally a fifth-round pick by the Washington Nationals in the 2013 MLB Draft. Since then, he has pitched in 208 MLB games between the Nats, Orioles, Mariners and Blue Jays.