Blue Jays agree to seven-year, $210M deal with Dylan Cease

The Toronto Blue Jays have made the first big splash of their off-season.

Toronto and right-handed starter Dylan Cease agreed to a seven-year, $210-million contract on Wednesday, Sportsnet can confirm.

The New York Post’s Jon Heyman was first to report the deal.

It is the second-largest deal in the history of the franchise, behind only Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s $500-million extension.

Cease is coming off a down year in 2025 with the San Diego Padres, in which he posted a 4.55 ERA over 168 innings and 32 starts. However, his strikeout numbers remained among MLB’s best, as the righty punched out 215 hitters.

He ended up righting the ship in the playoffs, as Cease took the ball in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs and struck out five over 3.2 scoreless innings to help