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Blue Jays Sign Patrick Corbin and Begin Evaluation After Five-Inning Class-A Debut

Toronto will set his role after reviewing its injury picture.

Overview

  • Toronto added the 36-year-old left-hander on a one-year, $1 million deal and he logged five innings on 74 pitches in his organizational debut for High-A Dunedin.
  • Manager John Schneider said the team will review that outing before deciding the next step in Corbin’s build-up.
  • The club views him as a starter or long-length option for now, with a bullpen move possible once Jose Berrios, Shane Bieber, and Trey Yesavage return.
  • The cautious ramp-up follows an unsigned spring, though team reports noted Corbin had already stretched his pitch counts past 80 in personal workouts.
  • Max Scherzer praised Corbin as a durable starter with a tough fastball-slider look, and his 2025 season with Texas (4.40 ERA over 31 games) shows recent innings-eating form.