At the end of December, the Toronto Blue Jays inked Eric Sogard to a minor league pact to provide organizational depth for a team in the midst of a rebuild. At the time of the signing, nobody anticpated Sogard to have a breakout campaign especially after not making the team out of spring training.
The Jays opted to go with Richard Urena over Sogard when the team broke camp to head north. The 33-year old would be recalled in mid-April making his debut on April 16th and has never looked back.
Since his promotion, Sogard is hitting .