Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired shortstop Ronald Torreyes from the Houston Astros for cash or a player to be named.
The trade was announced Friday.
In six minor league seasons, the 22-year-old Torreyes is a career .303 hitter.
Torreyes was hitting .200 this year with Triple-A Fresno.
The Blue Jays also said shortstop Jonathan Diaz cleared outright waivers.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
