TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired ace pitcher David Price from the Detroit Tigers.

The Blue Jays sent their top prospect, Daniel Norris, to Detroit along with two other left-handed pitchers, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt.

Price won the Cy Young Award as the American League's top pitcher in 2012 with the Tampa Bay Rays. The 29-year-old is 9-4 this season with a 2.53 earned-run average.

Price is a pending free agent who will command a hefty price this off-season. He's making US$19.75 million in the final year of his contract.

In his major-league career, Price is 95-55 with a 3.13 ERA and 1,285 strikeouts in 1,367 1/3 innings.

Price is on rotation to start Sunday, and could start for Toronto at home against the Kansas City Royals.

Price is 7-0 with a 3.86 ERA in nine starts at Rogers Centre.

"Excitement at an all-time high. Get to compete and chill with one of my role models in baseball. See you in September my man!" Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman posted on Twitter.

Reliever LaTroy Hawkins, just acquired from the Colorado Rockies in the trade that got the Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, wrote: "Am I dreaming? @DAVIDprice14 can't wait to get you here. Welcome my friend."

By getting Tulowitzki, Hawkins and now Price, general manager Alex Anthopoulos took major swings at trying to end the Blue Jays' long playoff drought. Toronto is two games back of Minnesota, which holds second AL wild-card spot.

"If anyone wants to know what it looks like to be all in, check out the Jays," Rays pitcher Chris Archer tweeted.

This is the second straight year Price has been traded at the deadline.

The Tigers gave up outfielder Austin Jackson, infielder Willy Adames and starter Drew Smyly last year as part of a three-team deal to get Price.