The Toronto Blue Jays have made a trade ahead of their weekend series with the San Diego Padres.
Toronto sent right-handed reliever Tommy Nance and international signing bonus pool space to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league catcher Ryan Sprock.
Nance, 35, has made 32 appearances for the Jays this season, posting a 1-2 record with a 3.82 earned run average and WHIP of 1.273 in 33.0 innings pitched. He’s struck out 34 batters and walked 13.
A righty from Long Beach, Calif., Nance is in his fifth big league season and third with the Jays. He previously spent time with the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.
For his career, Nance is 6-9 with a 4.25 ERA and 1.289 WHIP in 159.0 IP across 144 appearances.
The 21-year-old Sprock is hitting .297 with five home runs and 38 RBIs alongside an .855 OPS, 50 walks and 33 strikeouts over 67 games in Single-A this season (65 games in Single-A and two games in High-A).
A native of Morristown, N.J., Sprock has also spent time at third base and in the outfield in the Twins’ minor league system over the past two seasons.
He was selected by the Twins in the eighth round of the 2025 MLB Draft after playing collegiately at Elon University.
Fisher Reinstated
The Blue Jays also announced that right-handed reliever Braydon Fisher has been reinstated from the bereavement list.
He will be active for Friday’s series opener in San Diego, according to the team.
The 25-year-old last pitched on July 4 against the Seattle Mariners, and was unavailable for the team’s three-game series against the San Francisco Giants after the passing oh his father, Normand.
He was placed on the bereavement list on July 6.
Fisher owns a 3.33 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP this season with 46 strikeouts to 21 walks.
His 43 appearances this year ranks tied for the eight-most in the Major Leagues.
Toronto enters play on Friday night at 44-49, two and a half games back of the third wild card spot in the American League.
