Blue Jays announce non-roster spring training invitees

January 30, 2023

Official Toronto Blue Jays News Release

The Toronto Blue Jays have invited the following internal non-roster players to 2023 Major League Spring Training:

OF Zach Britton

LHP Jimmy Burnette

C Phil Clarke

LHP Brandon Eisert

RHP Junior Fernández

RHP Bowden Francis

RHP Adrian Hernandez

RHP Hayden Juenger

RHP Matt Peacock

RHP Jackson Rees

RHP Sem Robberse

LHP Jimmy Robbins

INF Andres Sosa

LHP Ricky Tiedemann

Additionally, the Blue Jays have agreed to terms with the following free agents on Minor League contracts with invites to 2023 Major League Spring Training:

C Stevie Berman

INF Vinny Capra

Berman, 28, signed a minor league deal with the Blue Jays last April and played in 67 games for triple-A Buffalo last summer, batting .215 with 22 extra-base hits and 28 RBIs. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound catcher was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2016 out of Santa Clara University. Berman has played in six minor league seasons, hitting .234 while throwing out 33 of 146 attempted stolen bases.

Capra, 26, spent most of his 2022 campaign with triple-A Buffalo but was called up for his Major League debut as part of an eight-game stint with Toronto in May. The Melbourne, Fla., native was selected by the Blue Jays in the 20th round of the 2018 First-Year Player Draft. Over the course of 310 minor league contests, the 5-foot-8, 175-pound infielder has batted .268 with a .747 OPS.

Toronto Blue JaysCBN StaffJanuary 31, 2023