The Toronto Blue Jays are basically hoping that Hyun-Jin Ryu will be their Jon Lester.
For the moment, the ace left-hander is the biggest prize of the Blue Jays' offseason haul. His four-year, $80 million deal was first reported by MLB Network's Jon Heyman on Dec. 22 and finalized five days later.
Toronto Blue JaysOFFICIAL: We’ve signed LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu to a 4-year contract. Ryu led the Majors with a 2.32 ERA in 2019. Welcome to our family, @HyunJinRyu99! https://t.co/dww0Ld6Ybk
In Ryu's introductory press conference on Friday, it was Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro who uttered the magic words, per Alexis Brudnicki of MLB.