Tanner Roark spent six seasons in the nation’s capital, debuting for Washington in 2013, after the Nationals acquired the right-hander in a 2010 trade with the Texas Rangers.
Roark, 33, made a total of 88 appearances in Nationals Park over that stretch, 67 of them starts, with a 3.72 ERA and .250/.309/.384 line against in 443 1⁄3 IP.
Monday night, the seven-year veteran, who signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent, getting a 2-year/$24M deal, talked about returning to his former home to face his former team in his 2020 debut.