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Blue Jays Curveball Specialist Gets New Shot With Cubs After Devastating Injury
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In an era of Major League Baseball dominated by velocity, Toronto Blue Jays reliever Trent Thornton carved out a career as a curveball specialist.
The former North Carolina Tar Heel’s ability to spin the ball saw him rise to become the Blue Jays’ No.
Debuting with the Blue Jays as a starter on March 31, 2019, Thornton got off to a promising start.
Starting the fourth game of the season when, to that point, no Blue Jays starter had allowed a single run over 19 innings.
Blue Jays Trade Thornton AgainAfter repeated occurrences of his elbow issues over four-plus seasons split between Toronto and the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, the Blue Jays dealt Thornton at the 2023 trade deadline to the Seattle Mariners for minor-league infielder Mason McCoy.