{"id":2461292,"date":"2026-06-16T01:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2461292"},"modified":"2026-06-16T01:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:33:14","slug":"blue-jays-trade-connor-seabold-to-royals-for-minor-league-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/blue-jays-trade-connor-seabold-to-royals-for-minor-league-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays trade Connor Seabold to Royals for minor-league pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toronto traded the right-hander to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor-league righty Denis Samudio and cash considerations, the teams announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seabold, who was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays after spring training but reacquired in a trade with the Detroit Tigers in May, appeared in five games with Toronto, allowing three earned runs over 3.1 innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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His results were better over 11 appearances with the Tigers, with whom he posted a 3.45 ERA across 15.2 frames.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Laguna Hills, Calif., native has made 56 career MLB appearances, including 19 starts, with Boston, Colorado, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, Detroit and Toronto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Samudio, 21, has appeared in six games across two levels of the low minors, recording a 4.12 ERA with 22 strikeouts and a .183 opponents batting average over 19.2 innings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Panama native joined the Royals as an international free agent last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Toronto had a need for roster space ahead of the expected upcoming returns of right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia and starter Shane Bieber.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Blue Jays (34-38) start a three-game series against the Red Sox on Tuesday in Boston.\u2028<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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–with files from The Canadian Press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.sportsnet.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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