Back to the Toronto Blue Jays Newsfeed

Colabello elects free agency, ending time with Blue Jays

Chris Colabello and the Toronto Blue Jays are going their separate ways after two seasons that saw the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

The 33-year-old has reportedly elected free agency after being outrighted off the 40-man roster recently.

Colabello made headlines in 2016 after testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT), landing him an 80-game PED suspension. This came on the heels of a very slow start to the season, and following his return, Colabello was unable to gain any real traction with the triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Toronto’s signings of Kendrys Morales and Steve Pearce, plus the presence of Rowdy Tellez, left even less room for the veteran entering 2017.