Overview
- Multiple outlets report the 29-year-old reliever agreed to a minor-league contract with a major-league spring training invitation, first noted by Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.
- Sandlin posted a 2.20 ERA over 19 appearances for the Blue Jays in 2025 before an IL stint for inflammation and a subsequent move to the 60-day injured list ended his season.
- A lat strain and elbow inflammation limited him last year, and his four-seam fastball and sinker both registered career-low average velocities.
- Toronto designated him for assignment after the season rather than pay a projected $2 million in arbitration, making him a free agent, according to MLB Trade Rumors’ salary projection.
- If he spends at least 15 days on the Angels’ active roster or injured list in 2026, he would reach five years of MLB service time, giving the club potential control through 2027.