Blue Jays sign Connor Seabold to minor league deal
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Jan 25, 2026, 12:00 ESTUpdated: Jan 25, 2026, 10:55 EST
The Toronto Blue Jays have added some minor league pitching depth.
On Wednesday, the Blue Jays signed right-handed pitcher Connor Seabold to a minor league deal according to the transaction page. It’s unclear if this signing comes with an invite to Spring Training. This isn’t the only minor league deal in recent times, as the Jays also signed catcher CJ Stubbs to a minor league deal.
Seabold, 30, was drafted back in the third-round of the 2017 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. After a few seasons in their farm system, he was traded with Canadian pitcher Nick Pivetta to the Boston Red Sox during the 2020 season. In both 2021 and 2022, Seabold ranked as the Red Sox’s 15th-best prospect, making his debut with the team in 2021.
In three innings in his one and only appearance, Seabold gave up two earned runs. He got a longer look in 2022, making five starts where he had an 11.29 ERA and 6.39 FIP in 18.1 innings pitched. The bulk of Seabold’s innings came in 2023 with the Colorado Rockies, where he finished the year with a 7.52 ERA and 5.75 FIP in 87.1 innings pitched, making 13 starts in 27 appearances.
Seabold spent the 2024 season with the Samsung Lions in the Korean Baseball Organization, where he had a 3.43 ERA in 160 innings pitched before returning stateside for the 2025 season. Most of his season was spent in Triple-A, where Seabold had a 6.07 ERA and 6.09 FIP in 69.2 innings pitched with the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves organizations, but he did get a look in the big leagues.
Over three outings with the Rays, Seabold had a 1.35 ERA and 2.99 FIP in six and two-thirds innings pitched. However, he struggled in his four outings with the Braves, giving up four earned runs in just three and two-thirds innings.
The right-handed pitcher has a four-pitch mix. More than half the pitches he threw in the big leagues in 2025 was his four-seam fastball, which averaged just 92.4 mph. Another 26% of the pitches he threw was his best pitch, Seabold’s changeup. His mid-80s slider was used about 20%, while Seabold also featured a low-80s sweeper he used just 4% of the time.
Seabold’s under-the-hood numbers weren’t great in the big leagues, but he earned a 32.22% whiff percentage in Triple-A last season, a solid number. The 30-year-old (who celebrated a birthday on Saturday) has never registered a ton of strikeouts, but he has shown solid command throughout his career, posting a 9.4 BB% in the minor leagues last season.
Even though it’s unlikely Seabold will get a look with the Blue Jays in 2026, barring massive adjustments or a ton of injuries, it’s never a bad thing to have more minor league depth.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.