The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a three-year, $37 million contract with free-agent reliever Tyler Rogers, pending a physical. The deal includes a vesting option that could raise the total value to $48 million. Rogers, known for his unique submariner delivery, posted a career-best 1.98 ERA in 81 appearances during the 2025 season.
The Toronto Blue Jays continued their active offseason by signing right-handed reliever Tyler Rogers to a three-year, $37 million contract on Friday, according to multiple reports including those from MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, and Sportsnet's Shi Davidi. The agreement, which remains pending a physical, features an $11 million vesting option for a potential fourth year in 2029, bringing the maximum value to $48 million.
Rogers, who turns 35 on December 17, brings a distinctive low-arm-angle delivery to Toronto's bullpen. His average arm slot measured minus-61 degrees in 2025, the lowest in MLB, well below the next closest at minus-6 degrees by Hoby Milner. This submariner style has contributed to his durability, as Rogers has never spent a day on the Major League injured list over seven seasons. Since 2020, he leads all pitchers with 403 appearances, 30 more than any other.
A sinker-slider specialist who emphasizes contact pitching, Rogers threw his sinker 74.5% of the time in 2025, ranking it second in MLB run value behind Cristopher Sánchez's offering. He posted elite marks in barrel rate (2.1%, 100th percentile) and walk rate (2.3%, 100th percentile) among qualifying pitchers. Splitting 2025 between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets after a deadline trade for José Buttó, Drew Gilbert, and Blade Tidwell, Rogers made an MLB-leading 81 appearances with a 1.98 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and 203 ERA+—all career highs.
With the Mets, he delivered 27 1/3 innings of 2.30 ERA ball. Career-wise, Rogers holds lefties to a .235/.289/.336 line in 776 plate appearances and righties to .246/.282/.350 in nearly 1,000. He joins a Blue Jays bullpen that recently acquired sidearmer Chase Lee from the Detroit Tigers and includes Jeff Hoffman, Yimi García, and others. Rogers, whose twin brother Taylor is also a free agent, spent his first six-plus years with the Giants, where the siblings played together in 2023-24—one of only four twin sets to do so in MLB history.
This signing addresses Toronto's need for high-leverage relief after missing out on closers like Edwin Díaz and Raisel Iglesias. Rogers led MLB with 32 holds in 2025 and tops the category over the last six years.
