The Toronto Blue Jays have parted ways with four minor league pitchers as the offseason continues, according to the MiLB transaction log.
The releases, announced Thursday, cover players across multiple levels of the organization and reflect routine roster management following a season that fell short of expectations.
Right-hander Michael De La Cruz was let go from the Florida Complex League Blue Jays.
He joined the organization on a minor league contract in May 2025 and appeared in the Dominican Summer League that year before making six outings in the FCL in 2026.
Across 44 innings in those two seasons, he posted a 4.09 earned run average while recording 53 strikeouts and 35 walks.
Fellow right-hander Eminen Flores, released from the High-A Vancouver Canadians, had been with the Blue Jays since signing as an international free agent in January 2022.
He spent time at multiple levels and worked out of the High-A bullpen in 2026. In 191 professional innings, Flores compiled a 4.76 ERA with 183 strikeouts against 114 walks.
Left-hander Trenton Wallace, released from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, had the longest tenure of the group. Selected by Toronto in the 11th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of the University of Iowa, he advanced to Triple-A for the first time in 2024.
He pitched 51 2/3 innings with a 4.18 ERA at Buffalo in 2025 before missing the entire 2026 season because of an injury.
Over his five-year professional career, Wallace maintained a 3.25 ERA across 307 2/3 innings, striking out 376 batters while issuing 165 walks.
Left-hander Luis Torres was also released from the FCL Blue Jays. He signed with the organization in January 2022 and spent the bulk of his career in rookie ball, with a brief stretch of Single-A appearances in 2024.
Like Wallace, he missed all of 2026 because of injury. In 104 2/3 innings with the Blue Jays, Torres recorded a 2.92 ERA with 134 strikeouts and 54 walks.
The moves come after Toronto’s 2026 campaign ended in disappointment.
Having reached the World Series the previous year, the Blue Jays finished last in the American League East with a 79-83 record, 19 games behind the division-winning Tampa Bay Rays.
They were eliminated from playoff contention in late September.
Such releases of lower-level and injury-affected pitchers are common as clubs clear space and reassess depth heading into the winter.



