Overview
- Toronto’s move reduces its 40-man roster to 37, the team announced Tuesday.
- Sportsnet reports Lucas plans to join a foreign professional club, with NPB or KBO a likely destination.
- Lucas pitched six games for the Blue Jays in 2025 (five starts), allowing 18 runs in 24.1 innings after opening with 10.1 scoreless frames that included a standout start at Fenway Park against Garrett Crochet.
- He was not included on Toronto’s postseason roster, including the World Series.
- He owns a 3.60 ERA across 162.2 Triple-A innings and had exhausted minor-league options, factors that helped steer his next step.