ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson from the Minnesota Twins for cash considerations on Wednesday night.
Woods Richardson was by the Twins on Saturday. He was 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA in 12 games, including 10 starts. His seven losses and 41 earned runs allowed are tops in the majors.
Woods Richardson, 25, is 12-17 with a 4.76 ERA for his career. He previously pitched in the minor leagues for Toronto.
The trade was announced during the Blue Jays’ to the Atlanta Braves.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Woods Richardson is 鈥渄efinitely a competitor and definitely has confidence on the mound.鈥�
Schneider said he wasn’t sure what role Woods Richardson will assume with Toronto, though he mentioned long relief and starter as possibilities.
鈥淲hatever it is, he鈥檚 been good for a couple years and I think kind of got off track this year,鈥� Schneider said.
Woods Richardson was a second-round pick by in 2018 and the right-hander moved from New York to Toronto to Minnesota. He broke into the majors in 2022 and joined the Twins鈥� rotation in 2024.
Schneider said Woods Richardson’s history in the Blue Jays’ organization gave the team familiarity in his strengths.
鈥淪o whenever you鈥檙e acquiring a player, you鈥檙e kind of doing homework before and especially with a player you鈥檙e fairly familiar with too,鈥� Schneider said. 鈥淪o I think there鈥檚 some tweaks to the arsenal we can make and you can never have enough pitching as we know right now.鈥�
Schneider has not announced a starter for Thursday night’s final game of the series in Atlanta. He said it would be 鈥渁 tough ask鈥� for Woods Richardson to make the start because travel arrangements were still being finalized on Wednesday night.
鈥淚 think he鈥檚 kind of a pretty good, stable guy in Minnesota鈥檚 rotation for a couple years, so I think having some confidence and hopefully maybe tweaking a few things here and there can get him back on track,鈥� Schneider said.
___
AP MLB:
Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
