The Toronto Blue Jays announced that they've come to terms with veteran right-hander Jesse Hahn on Saturday morning.

It's a minor league deal and Hahn will report to spring training.

Now 36 years old, Hahn was a sixth round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays in 2010 out of Virginia Tech. He's spent parts of eight years in the big leagues with the San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners, going 19-22 overall with a 4.24 ERA.

He's had a road filled with perseverance, as he was not in the big leagues in 2018 and didn't appear in a big league game from 2022-24 either. 

He made three appearances with Seattle in 2025, going 0-1. He made 35 appearances for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, going 0-2 with a 5.85 ERA as well. It should be noted that the Pacific Coast League is extremely hitter-friendly.

In all honesty, it seems likely that Hahn is just minor league depth. If he doesn't want to do that at his age, the hope is that he'll show enough in spring training to warrant someone else giving him an opportunity after spring concludes.

However, because of recent injury developments, there is more opportunity with the Jays than originally thought. The team has openings for at least two relievers, and potentially a third if Yimi Garcia isn't healthy by opening day.

Hahn's best year was in 2014 when he went 7-4 with a 3.07 ERA for the Padres. He also had a 0.52 ERA in 18 appearances during the COVID-shortened 2020 season for Kansas City.

--The Blue Jays made a trade for slugging outfielder Jesus Sanchez on Friday and he'll work to alleviate the loss of Anthony Santander. We took a look at what general manager Ross Atkins said about the move, and how it impacts Nathan Lukes moving forward.

--New Blue Jays signing Kazuma Okamoto is in camp now and will meet with the media for the first time on Saturday.

--Around the rest of the American League East: Former Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt signed with the Baltimore Orioles and Orioles 2B Jackson Holliday is going to be out for a while with a fractured hamate bone.

--Gerrit Cole was back on the mound for the New York Yankees on Saturday. He missed all of last season with Tommy John surgery and is scheduled to miss at least the first month of the season in 2026.

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