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Blue Jays sign Jesse Hahn to minor league deal
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Ryley Delaney
Feb 14, 2026, 09:00 ESTUpdated: Feb 14, 2026, 08:15 EST
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The Toronto Blue Jays acquired some more bullpen depth ahead of the start of Spring Training.
On Saturday morning, the team announced that they have signed veteran reliever Jesse Hahn to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training.
Hahn, 36, was drafted all the way back in the sixth-round of the 2010 draft by the Tampa Bay Rays. Due to Tommy John surgery, Hahn didn’t make his professional debut until 2012, with his big league debut coming two seasons later with the San Diego Padres in 2014. Over 14 games, Hahn made 12 starts with a 3.07 ERA and 3.40 FIP in 73.1 innings pitched.
The most innings Hahn had ever pitched in one season was in 2015 with the Oakland Athletics, where he made 16 starts and had a 3.35 ERA and 3.51 FIP in 96.2 innings pitched. Hahn made nine starts the following season, then appeared in 14 games during the 2017 season, making 13 starts and posting a 5.30 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched.
Injuries really began to take a hold of Hahn’s career at this point. The 6’5” righty missed all of the 2018 season and appeared in just six games with the Kansas City Royals in 2019. Hahn’s most recent season of significance was in 2020, when he appeared in 18 games, all in the bullpen, and had a 0.52 ERA and 2.56 FIP with the Royals.
Much like the past few seasons, Hahn missed a large portion of the 2021 season, appearing in just five games with the Royals that season. Due to injury, Hahn didn’t pitch in 2022 or 2023, signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers on a minor league deal before the start of the 2024 season. The righty pitched in 43 minor league games, but didn’t make it to the big leagues.
For the first time since 2021, Hahn appeared in the big leagues last season with the Seattle Mariners, appearing in three games where he had a 5.40 ERA and 8.14 FIP in five innings of work. Most of his 2025 season was spent with their Triple-A team, where he had a 5.85 ERA in 32.1 innings of work.
There’s no bad thing as a minor league deal, and even if Hahn doesn’t make the big leagues at any point next season, expect him to be instrumental in the Buffalo Bisons’ bullpen.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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