Former Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier looks to have a new home, agreeing to a deal with the Blue Jays, pending a physical. Terms were not yet available Saturday afternoon.
Kiermaier, 32, became a free agent when the Rays declined a $13 million option for 2023, instead paying a $2.5 million buyout to complete the six-year, $53.5 million contract he signed in spring 2017. He had been with the Rays his entire career, working his way from a 31st-round draft pick in 2010 to one of the top defensive center fielders in the game, winning three Gold Gloves.
“What a heck of a ride it’s been,” he said in November, after his option was officially declined.
