#1 Blue Jays Acquire Tyler Heineman In Trade With Pirates

Tyler Heineman is back in blue.The Blue Jays re-acquired the professional catcher on Sunday, sending infielder Vinny Capra to the Pirates in a trade. Heineman has actually been added to Toronto's 40-man roster as well as optioned to Triple-A Buffalo with Jordan Luplow removed from the 40-man to make room.Heineman showed up in 10 video games with the Jays last period, hitting.267 with a. 667 OPS. He was claimed off waivers by the Pirates in Might and played 52 even more games with Pittsburgh in 2022, finishing the year with a. 544 OPS and also nine RBI.The 31-year-old Heineman grades above average as both a as well as thrower behind home plate. He placed 20th in baseball by pop time in 2022 and also 15th in catcher mounting runs https://www.shoptorontobluejays.com/Nathan-Lukes-Jersey , per Baseball Pundit. He'll join Rob Brantly with the Bisons to boost Toronto's capturing deepness behind Alejandro Kirk as well as Danny Jansen.Capra, heading to Pittsburgh in the swap, re-signed with Toronto on a minor-league bargain this offseason. He remained in contention for among heaven Jays' final spots out of camp, losing out to outfielder Nathan Lukes. Capra hit.167 in 17 games with the Bisons to start the year https://www.shoptorontobluejays.com/Jay-Jackson-Jersey. https://www.shoptorontobluejays.com/Alejandro-Kirk-Jersey https://www.shoptorontobluejays.com/Chris-Bassitt-Jersey https://www.shoptorontobluejays.com/Brandon-Belt-Jersey