The Blue Jays are bringing in some much-needed pitching depth.
Toronto signed veteran Patrick Corbin to a $1 million deal, according to The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon.
Corbin, 36, posted a 4.40 ERA across 31 appearances (30 starts) for the Rangers in 2025.
He will report to the Blue Jays’ Single-A affiliate, although it appears he could be on the big league roster soon.
Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith reported that Corbin has been “working out extensively” and is already tossing 80 pitches during bullpen sessions.
“Possible he needs just a couple minor-league starts,” he wrote.
The Corbin addition comes as Toronto deals with a handful of injuries to its starting rotation during the early going of the 2026 season.
Earlier this week, starter Cody Ponce went down with an ACL injury, which is expected to sideline him for a significant amount of time.
The team had already been dealing with injured list stints for Shane Bieber, José Berríos and Trey Yesavage.
The Blue Jays will hope they can get something closer to the Corbin of old.
After making two All-Star teams and receiving Cy Young votes in two different times through the first seven seasons, Corbin’s big league career took a turn for the worse.
Since 2020, Corbin has a 5.41 ERA, which is the highest among pitchers with at least 600 innings on the mound over that stretch.
He’s remained a workhorse, though, tossing at least 150 innings in each of the past five seasons.
Despite the injuries, the Blue Jays are 4-3 through the first week of the season.
