MIAMI — The AL wild-card contending Toronto Blue Jays added depth to their bullpen by buying relievers Anthony Bass and Zach Pop from the Miami Marlins for shortstop prospect Jordan Groshans on Tuesday.
Bass is 2-3 with 1.41 ERA in 45 video games, whereas Pop has a 2-0 file and a 3.60 ERA over 18 outings.
Groshans, taken twelfth total within the 2018 draft by Toronto, is hitting .250 with one homer and 24 RBIs over 67 video games with Triple-A Buffalo.
The Blue Jays additionally acquired a participant to be named later.
Toronto left-hander Andrew Vasquez was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Phillies. The Blue Jays additionally designated left-hander Anthony Banda for task.
The Blue Jays had been scheduled to open a two-game sequence Tuesday towards one other wild-card contender, the Tampa Bay Rays.