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The Blue Jays non-tendered Tate on Friday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. Tate began the 2024 regular season with the Orioles, but he was designated for assignment in late August to make room for Forrest Wall on Baltimore's 40-man roster. The Blue Jays claimed Tate off waivers Sept. 1, and the 30-year-old allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over 3.1 innings with Toronto. There was interest from the Blue Jays to bring back Tate for 2025, but the right-hander had a projected $1.9 million salary in arbitration, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca. Across 33 major-league outings in 2024, Tate posted a 4.66 ERA and 1.47 WHIP over 36.2 innings, and now that he's entered free agency, he'll look to catch on with a team looking to add right-handed pitching to its bullpen.
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The Blue Jays recalled Tate from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. Tate posted a 4.59 ERA and 1.41 WHIP through 33.1 innings with the Orioles before being DFA'd by the club in August. However, he's given up just one run over five innings since joining the Jays organization Sept. 1, and he'll now return to the majors to give Toronto's bullpen a fresh arm. Luis Frias was optioned to Buffalo in a corresponding move.
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The Blue Jays claimed Tate off waivers from the Orioles and optioned him to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday. Toronto designated right-hander Paolo Espino for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Tate, who had made 186 relief appearances for the Orioles over parts of five of the last six seasons. He had been a trusted setup option for Baltimore from 2020 through 2022, but after spending the entire 2023 campaign on the injured list while recovering from a flexor strain, Tate has struggled to bounce back in 2024. He turned in a 4.59 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 33.1 innings with the Orioles before being designated for assignment last week.
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The Orioles designated Tate for assignment Wednesday, Dan Connolly of The Athletic reports. The move clears a 40-man roster spot for waiver claim Forrest Wall. Tate, 30, held a 3.69 ERA and saved eight games as one of Baltimore's most-trusted relievers between the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but he missed all of 2023 with a flexor strain and hasn't been able to bounce back in 2024 with a 4.59 ERA and 23:9 K:BB over 33.1 frames.
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The Orioles optioned Tate to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports. Tate was recalled Tuesday and did not make an appearance in the Orioles' win over the Mets. The transaction clears a spot on the active roster for Cole Irvin, who was called up from Triple-A to start Wednesday's series finale at Citi Field.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | BAL-TOR | 33 | 0 | 36.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 42 | 4.66 | 1.47 |
Last 7 Games
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| 9/29 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 10.29 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 9/23 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 10.50 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 9/21 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 2 | 10.80 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| 9/19 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 7/10 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 13.50 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 7/09 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 3 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 7/06 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 6 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
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