The Toronto Blue Jays added an All-Star to their bullpen on Friday by signing a former Philadelphia Phillies right-hander to a 3-year, $33 million contract.

The Toronto Blue Jays' latest free signee reportedly failed physicals with two different teams before signing a three-year, $33 million contract.

In a statement, Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Hoffman will get a chance to close games, the role that Jordan Romano filled for most of the last four seasons.

Hoffman, 31, revitalized his career over the last two seasons with Philadelphia. Signed to a minor league deal in April 2023, Hoffman has a 2.28 ERA over the last two seasons. The Phillies took a flier on him after he threw live batting practice to a rehabbing Bryce Harper and were rewarded for it.

All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract. The team announced the deal two days after his 32nd birthday.

Vlad Guerrero Jr. was signed by the Blue Jays, a 16-year-old diamond unearthed from the baseball rough of the Dominican Republic, he was a dream acquisition for Canada’s team. The year was 2015 and coincided with a nice run of optimism that was building around the team.

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Before the 2023 Major League Baseball season, Jeff Hoffman pitched in front of “half the league,” auditioning for a role. At that time, the 2014 first-round pick and former Shaker High School standout only earned a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins, a franchise he never threw a pitch for in the majors.

The addition of Sasaki only increases the urgency for the Dodgers to do better in preventing pitching injuries.

Hoffman posted a 2.17 ERA across 68 appearances for the Phillies in 2024, earning his first career ... is elite and will undoubtedly make us better,” said Blue Jays' GM Ross Atkins. “Jeff will get an opportunity to close games for us this season.

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After much hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth over the state of the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen at the end of the 2024 season, the current relief corps roster looks a little more appetizing just a month out from spring training. The most recent addition of right-hander Jeff Hoffman certainly helps.