"The Blue Jays announced that lefty reliever Ryan Borucki has been outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo. He went unclaimed on waivers after being designated for assignment on Monday. Borucki had sufficient service time to decline a minor league assignment. He probably would've remained unsigned for the rest of the season had he chosen free agency. Manager John Schneider said Monday that Borucki was hoping to stick with the organization (relayed by Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet). That'll come to fruition after he accepted the outright assignment."
"Toronto signed Borucki to a minor league contract late last month after he was released by the Pirates. The Jays selected his contract a little over a week later. Borucki managed 4 1/3 scoreless frames across four appearances, though he walked four of the 19 hitters he faced. The southpaw tossed 30 2/3 innings for the Bucs earlier in the season, working to a 5.28 earned run average. He had middling strikeout and walk numbers but got ground-balls at a 55% clip."
Ryan Borucki cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Buffalo, keeping him in the Blue Jays organization despite having enough service time to elect free agency. Toronto had signed him to a minor league deal after his release by the Pirates and then selected his contract shortly after. Borucki delivered 4 1/3 scoreless innings across four appearances for the Jays, though he issued four walks in 19 batters faced. He previously threw 30 2/3 innings for Pittsburgh with a 5.28 ERA and a 55% ground-ball rate. Borucki no longer occupies a 40-man spot but could return if other lefties are injured.
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