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Blue Jays re-sign former Mariners, NPB pitcher amid Brewers series

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Blue Jays re-sign former Mariners, NPB pitcher amid Brewers series originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Amid their series against the Milwaukee Brewers , the Toronto Blue Jays have re-signed a right-handed pitcher.

According to his MLB. com transaction log , Austin Voth has signed a minor league contract with the AL East club for the second time in less than a month. The 33-year-old was designated for assignment after making one appearance out of the bullpen, allowing one earned run on three hits against the Chicago White Sox .

"Voth mixed six pitches in his lone MLB appearance for the Blue Jays," Anthony Franco of MLB Trade Rumors wrote Tuesday. "He sat around 91 mph with his four-seam fastball and sinker while leaning most heavily on his cutter. " MORE: Blue Jays' Ernie Clement is a battle between old-school and new-age baseball It was Voth's first Major League outing since 2024.

In 2025, he played in Japan for Nippon Professional Baseball's Chiba Lotte Marines. He made 22 starts and posted a 3. 96 ERA in 125 innings.