Blue Jays give new trade acquisition MLB locker immediately before Dodgers game
The Toronto Blue Jays didn’t waste much time bringing new trade acquisition Tyler Fitzgerald up to the big leagues.
Well, they wasted a little time.
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Two days after he was acquired in a trade with the San Francisco Giants and optioned to Triple-A Buffalo, Fitzgerald has a locker in the Blue Jays’ home clubhouse, according to multiple reports April 6.
The Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers later in the day, the first of a three-game World Series rematch.
According to multiple reports April 6, the Blue Jays also have a locker for pitcher Josh Fleming . The left-handed reliever, whom the Blue Jays signed to a minor league contract in February, hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since 2024.
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Fleming started one game at Triple-A Buffalo, allowing one run in 3.2 innings. He has mostly relieved at the major league level with the Tampa Bay Rays (2020-23) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2024).
In seven spring training games with the Blue Jays (one start), Fleming went 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA.
The roster additions of Fitzgerald and Fleming are not official, but their lockers in Toronto suggest some transactions are coming down the pipe in advance of the Blue Jays’ biggest series of the young season.
Fitzgerald, 28, had a strong debut with the Giants. He hit two home runs in his first 10 major league games in 2023. Then in 2024, he slugged 15 homers in 96 games in a mostly reserve role — a valuable presence in the Giants’ perpetually power-starved lineup.
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But the 2025 season saw Fitzgerald slash .217/.278/.327. After a subpar spring training (.189/.184/.378 in 20 games), the Giants designated him for assignment. They found a willing taker in the Blue Jays, who sent cash to San Francisco in exchange for the infielder.
Now the Blue Jays will see if there’s any thump in Fitzgerald’s bat as they look for revenge against the team that ended their championship ambitions last November.
