The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired right-handed reliever Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimore Orioles for right-handed pitching prospect Juaron Watts-Brown.
Dominguez won’t have to go far to join his new team as the two clubs are in the middle of a four-game series in Baltimore, one that includes a doubleheader that will be completed later Tuesday ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s finale.
Dominguez has not pitched in the series, but was active for Tuesday’s Game 1 for Baltimore and will be active in Game 2 for Toronto.
To make room for Dominguez on their roster, the Blue Jays have designated righty reliever Chad Green for assignment. He gave up four runs on two homers in one inning of work in Tuesday afternoon’s 16-4 loss to the O’s. Baltimore has scored 27 runs in two games against the AL East-leading Blue Jays this series.
Dominguez was acquired by the Orioles in a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies at last year’s deadline and had a 3.97 ERA in 26 relief appearances for Baltimore.
The Orioles exercised an $8 million option on Dominguez, 30, in the offseason. He is 2-3 with at 3.24 ERA in 43 appearances out of the bullpen.
Watts-Brown, 23, has split this season between Double-A New Hampshire and High-A Vancouver. He has gone 2-5 with a 3.54 ERA in 19 starts.
Information from Field Level Media was used in this report.
