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Report: Blue Jays nearing deal with Jarrod Saltalamacchia

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:30 p.m. ET

Fansided, Keegan Matheson/FanSided via Jays Journal

The Toronto Blue Jays are nearing a deal with free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, according to a report from Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi.

#BlueJays and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia nearing an agreement, per source: https://t.co/98eK6WfCAE

— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) January 24, 2017

Ken Rosenthal reports that the deal will be a minor-league agreement, pending a physical.

Source: Saltalamacchia signing minor-league deal with #BlueJays, $1.25M if in majors, plus $250K in incentives. Deal pending physical.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 24, 2017

Earlier Tuesday, Jerry Crasnick reported that the Blue Jays had expressed interest in the 31-year-old who spent the 2016 season with the Detroit Tigers.

More details to come.