TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with right-hander Dylan Cease on a seven-year, US$210-million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced.

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 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 and striking out a minimum of 214 hitters in each one of those years.

Cease has a 65-58 career re

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