The Blue Jays have moved on from infielder Lenyn Sosa, according to Mitch Bannon of The Athletic.
Sosa had been at Triple-A Buffalo since Toronto outrighted him in mid-August. He originally came into the Blue Jays’ system in an April trade with the White Sox, who had already cut ties with him despite what looked like a career year in 2025.
Chicago’s decision came after Sosa bumped his power up from 15 home runs in 578 plate appearances last season to 22 homers in 544 trips to the plate. Even with that jump, his walk rate stayed stuck at 3.3%, and that left him with a .264/.293/.434 line that was basically league average.
The White Sox also added Munetaka Murakami in the offseason, which crowded Sosa out of the first-base mix. He made 42 starts at first and 99 at second in 2025, but Chase Meidroth has since taken over as Chicago’s starter at the keystone.
Because Sosa was out of options and didn’t have an obvious path to a regular job in 2026, the White Sox sent him to Toronto for minor league outfielder Jordan Rich plus cash considerations or a player to be named later. The Blue Jays gave him looks at first base, second base and designated hitter, but he never got going, hitting .188/.205/.275 across 28 games and 84 plate appearances before a right wrist contusion landed him on the 10-day injured list in late May.
Toronto later transferred him to the 60-day IL on Aug. 2 and then outrighted him two weeks after that. Sosa had more than three years of service time and could have chosen free agency, but he accepted the assignment.
Across his time with Chicago and Toronto this season, the 26-year-old hit .195/.207/.283 with one home run in 117 plate appearances. He walked just 0.9% of the time, which pulled his career walk rate down to 3% over 1,239 major league plate appearances. For his career, he owns a .241/.268/.283 line and a 78 wRC+, and he’ll likely be looking at a minor league deal in the months ahead.
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