The busy Blue Jays continued revamping their pitching staff by coming to a three-year agreement with well-traveled right-hander Cody Ponce, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The deal is expected to be worth $30 million, per a source. The club has not confirmed the move, which comes on the heels of Toronto signing Dylan Cease to a seven-year, $210 million contract .

After four seasons overseas, the 31-year-old Ponce (he’ll turn 32 in April) returns to the Majors looking like a different pitcher than he was during his first stint, in 2020-21. That transformation didn’t really take place until 2025, though.

Ponce pitched in Japan’s NPB, for the Nippon Ham Fighters and Rakuten Golden Eagles, from 2022-24. His results there didn’t stand out, but everything changed when Ponce moved over

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