Right-handed reliever Jordan Hicks was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Hicks throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Phoenix, Monday, July 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ross D. Franklin
TORONTO – Right-handed reliever Jordan Hicks was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
Right-handed pitching prospects Adam Kloffenstein and Sem Robberse were sent to St. Louis in return.
Righty reliever Mitch White was designated for assignment to make space on Toronto’s 40-man roster.
The deal was the Blue Jays’ second with the Cardinals in a little over a week as Toronto picked up lefty reliever Genesis Cabrera from St. Louis on July 21.
Hicks (1-6) has a 3.67 earned-run average this season with eight saves and 59 strikeouts over 41 2/3 innings pitched.
White (0-1) has a 7.11 ERA with 13 strikeouts over 12 2/3 innings this season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2023.
