Two former Blue Jays are headed to the Nippon Professional Baseball championship series
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The Toronto Blue Jays have quite a few former players headed to the World Series but also have former pitchers Roberto Osuna and Anthony Kay headed to the Nippon Professional Baseball finals in Japan.
While the Blue Jays sit at home after being nowhere close to securing a playoff spot this year, they have multiple former players headed to championship series. 7 former Blue Jays will be playing in the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while 2 former players will be playing each other in the NPB finals in Japan.
Roberto Osuna and Anthony Kay will be playing each other in the Nippon Professional Basebal finals in Japan
The Blue Jays acquired pitcher Anthony Kay in the 2019 as part of the trade package for Marcus Stroman but only last a couple years before being DFA'd in 2022. He signed in Japan in 2024 for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars and has put up great numbers this season as he is now headed to the finals.
With the Jays, Kay posted a 5.48 ERA through 70 2/3 innings and struggled to carve a spot in either the rotation or the bullpen while riding the options bus for most of the seasons he spent with Toronto. When the Jays signed Chris Bassitt during the 2022/2023 offseason, Kay was designated for assignment. -Shushkewich
Osuna on the other hand had a much more memorable time in Toronto as he was one of their top closers during their incredible 2015 and 2016 season before being traded to Houston in 2018. Osuna has been in the NPB with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks since 2023 and was the team's primary closer this season putting up great numbers.
This season, Osuna authored a 3.76 ERA through 39 appearances while working as the SoftBank Hawks primary closer. Osuna has pitched to a single-season career low 5.4 K/9 and owns a 1.200 WHIP heading into the Japan Series. -Shushkewich
The two former Blue Jays pitchers are set to kick things off this week in the NPB finals.
Source: Blue Jays Nation
A pair of former Blue Jays are heading to Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series
A pair of former Blue Jays are heading to Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series
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