The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly agreed to terms with right-hander Dylan Cease on Wednesday.

According to several media reports, the Jays and Cease agreed to a seven-year, $210-million US contract.

According to ESPN, the deal is pending a physical.

The 29-year-old Cease was 8-12 with a 4.55 earned-run average last season with the San Diego Padres. He registered 215 strikeouts over 168 innings pitched.

The deal would surpass George Springer's six-year, $150 million pact with Toronto, making Cease's contract the richest ever given out to a free agent in Blue Jays history.

The six-foot-two, 200-pound Cease has pitched in seven major-league seasons with San Diego and the Chicago White Sox.

He's a remarkably consistent pitcher, making at least 32 starts in each of his past five seasons an

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