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Roberto Osuna named Blue Jays closer

Roberto Osuna is back in the ninth inning.

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons made it official early this morning in Dunedin, announcing Osuna as the team’s closer after a spring training battle with Drew Storen, who arrived this offseason in a deal for Ben Revere

Osuna cracked the Blue Jays 2015 roster out of spring training as a 20-year-old, significantly ahead of his expected arrival.

In 69.2 innings pitched over 68 appearances, Osuna recorded a 2.58 ERA with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. He also racked up 20 saves after taking over the closer’s role from Miguel Castro and Brett Cecil earlier in the season.