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Blue Jays’ pitching prospect Jake Bloss given an additional option year
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Cynthia Ryley Delaney
Nov 8, 2026, 06:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 7, 2026, 18:51 EST
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The Toronto Blue Jays are going to have some roster flexibility next season.
According to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi, Blue Jays’ pitching prospect Jake Bloss will get a fourth option year as he spent most of the last two seasons on the injured list.
Bloss, 25, pitched five games in 2025 before going under the knife for Tommy John surgery, missing the remainder of the season. The right-handed pitcher also missed the start of the 2026 season, but started 11 minor league games before a shoulder injury derailed his season. He was recently activated off the 60-day injured list.
Before the 2024 trade deadline, Bloss was acquired from the Houston Astros alongside Will Wagner and Joey Loperfido for Yusei Kikuchi. Bloss had a similar career trajectory to Trey Yesavage, as he was drafted in 2023 and made his big league debut the next season after a rapid ascent up the minor league ladder.
Unfortunately for Bloss and the Blue Jays, he’s yet to make his debut with the team. Following the trade, Bloss threw nine and two-thirds scoreless innings before surrendering a run at the Triple-A level. On August 28th, he gave up eight over one and two-thirds innings of work. After another scoreless outing in his next start, Bloss gave up 13 earned runs in his final 12 innings of work.
Bloss’ struggles continued into the 2025 season, owning a 6.46 ERA and 4.76 FIP in 23.2 innings of work before his Tommy John surgery. He returned to action in May 2026, had some solid outings on a rehab assignment, but struggled upon reaching Triple-A. Over five starts, Bloss gave up 19 earned runs in 19.2 innings of work, an 8.69 ERA. That said, 11 of those earned runs came in his June 30th start against the Minnesota Twins’ Triple-A team.
Due to missing so much time over the past two seasons, Bloss joined the Mesa Solar Sox for this year’s Arizona Fall League. In five starts, or 10.2 innings of work, he has an 8.44 ERA. Despite his bloated ERA (due to giving up seven runs in one start), Bloss was named to the league’s All-Star Game set to take place on Sunday.
Having an extra option year is good news for the Blue Jays, as they aren’t required to DFA the right-handed pitcher if he doesn’t make the roster out of Spring Training.
Cynthia Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, DFOEdmonton, and DFOCalgary. She can be followed on Twitter @CynthiaRDelaney.
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