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2w ago

Blue Jays Acquire Jesús Sánchez From Astros in One-for-One Swap for Joey Loperfido

The move addresses Toronto’s short-term corner-outfield gap created by Anthony Santander’s labrum surgery.

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FILE - Toronto Blue Jays' Joey Loperfido works out ahead of Game 3 of the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, file)
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Overview

  • The trade is official, sending Sánchez to Toronto and Loperfido back to Houston in a straight outfielder-for-outfielder deal on Feb. 13, 2026.
  • Toronto views Sánchez as a power option versus right-handed pitching, with GM Ross Atkins calling him one of the club’s better righty-matchup bats and praising his defense.
  • Houston sheds Sánchez’s $6.8 million 2026 salary for luxury-tax relief and reacquires a pre-arbitration, league-minimum outfielder with multiple years of team control in Loperfido.
  • Astros GM Dana Brown said the club is not done making moves as it evaluates further trades tied to an infield surplus, signaling ongoing roster reshaping.
  • Sánchez is out of minor-league options and showed inconsistency after last year’s deadline move to Houston (.199/.269/.342 in 48 games), while Loperfido posted a .333 average in 41 MLB games for Toronto in 2025.