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Former Toronto Blue Jays catcher acquired by Seattle Mariners

Originally posted on Blue Jays Insider | By Victor Bowman | Last updated Dec 20, 2024 9:39 AM ET

Former Toronto Blue Jays catcher Nick Raposo has been claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Mariners after being designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last week.

The Blue Jays decided to designate Raposo for assignment, ultimately placing him on waivers because they needed to make room on their 40-man roster for Yimi Garcia, who they officially signed to a two-year contract that same day.

Blue Jays former catcher Nick Raposo claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners

The Blue Jays claimed Raposo off waivers last season from the St Louis Cardinals as he was designated for assignment by the Cardinals, Between the Cardinals and Blue Jays triple-A affiliate teams, he had eight home runs and 33 RBI last season.

The Mariners announced Thursday afternoon that they claimed Raposo off waivers from the Blue Jays and had placed him on their 40-man roster.

Blue Jays fans questioned the decision to place Raposo on waivers since Toronto has so little depth at the catcher position right now, but unfortunately they did not have a choice.

Toronto had to designate Raposo for assignment because if they wanted to take him off their 40-man roster, they needed to place on waivers first.

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