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Blue Jays' Chad Dallas: Contract selected ahead of debut
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The Blue Jays selected Dallas' contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
Dallas is in line to serve as the bulk reliever Thursday in Atlanta in what will be his major-league debut. The 25-year-old has put up a 4.50 ERA and 38:13 K:BB over 36 innings during his time with Buffalo this season in his first year back from Tommy John surgery. Dylan Cease (hamstring) and Max Scherzer (forearm) are both due back soon, so Dallas could be sent back down following Thursday's outing.
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Blue Jays' Chad Dallas: Could make MLB debut Thursday
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Dallas has been added to the Blue Jays' taxi squad and could be called up from Triple-A Buffalo to make his major-league debut Thursday in Atlanta, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
The Blue Jays have yet to announce a starting pitcher for Thursday's series finale, but they've tipped their hand with Dallas joining the taxi squad. Dallas missed the entire 2025 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery, but he's looked solid in 2026 at Buffalo, holding a 4.50 ERA and 38:13 K:BB over 36 frames. Toronto could get both Dylan Cease (hamstring) and Max Scherzer (forearm) back from the injured list next week, so Dallas will likely be in line for just a spot start or a single bulk-relief appearance if he does in fact get called up Thursday.
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Blue Jays' Chad Dallas: Healthy in camp
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Dallas (elbow) made his Grapefruit League debut in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Mets, striking out four batters over 1.2 perfect innings of relief.
Dallas spent the entire 2025 season on Triple-A Buffalo's 60-day injured list while recovering from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent in September 2024. The right-hander seems to have entered camp without any restrictions and came through with a dominant relief outing in his spring debut. Despite the strong showing Monday, Dallas is likely to spend most of the 2026 campaign in the Buffalo bullpen.
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Blue Jays' Chad Dallas: Done for season
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Dallas, who is on the 60-day injured list at Triple-A Buffalo with an undisclosed injury, will not pitch in 2025, Thomas Hall of The Jays Nation reports.
He logged a 6.34 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 50:24 K:BB in 61 innings at Triple-A in 2024. Dallas had consistent success in the lower levels thanks to a great slider, but his subpar fastball velocity may limit him to a low-leverage relief role in the majors.
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Blue Jays' Chad Dallas: Stumbles in Friday's start
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Dallas allowed two runs on three hits and a walk over 1.2 innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees. He struck out two.
The 23-year-old right-hander is getting some early starts for the Blue Jays due to Ricky Tiedemann's minor hamstring strain, and while Dallas looked solid in his first outing, he may have been overmatched Friday by a Yankees lineup that included Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton. Alek Manoah (shoulder) has yet to lock down the No. 5 starter role in the Opening Day roster, but Dallas is a long shot to win the job if it's up for grabs, having yet to pitch above Double-A. If he posts strong numbers in the high minors this season, however, he could position himself to make his big-league debut later in 2024. In 18 starts for Double-A New Hampshire last year, Dallas posted a 4.19 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 107:37 K:BB across 96.2 innings.
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