Jesse Rogers, ESPN Personnel Editor
The Toronto Blue Jays got infielder Paul DeJong from the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Matt Svanson.
DeJong supplies the Blue Jays insurance coverage upcoming Bo Bichette left Monday night time’s sport towards the Baltimore Orioles with valid knee soreness.
DeJong, 29, has spent his complete seven-year profession with St. Louis, hitting .233/.297/.412 this season, with 13 house runs and 32 RBIs. He used to be an All-Celebrity in 2019 when he clash a career-best 30 house runs.
Svanson, 24, used to be the Blue Jays’ Thirteenth-round draft variety in 2021 out of Lehigh College. He has mixed to exit 4-1 with a 1.11 ERA in 26 video games, all in ease, crack between Dunedin (Low-A) and Vancouver (Top-A).
That is the second one business made between the groups sooner than the business cut-off date. On Sunday, the Blue Jays got reliever Jordan Hicks from the Cardinals.
