The Orioles seem to be perpetually in a state of reuniting with Steve Pearce, which also means that they must be in a perpetual state of parting from Pearce in order to set up the next reunion. On Monday, the latest parting was finalized as Pearce signed a two year, $12.5 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
There’s a poetic bit of book-closing there for the Jays, as you may recall that Pearce turned down a chance to join the Jays in the 2014 season, opting instead to return to Baltimore, where he filled the hole created by a Chris Davis injury, and in the process, posted a .