Chicago White Sox sign Former Toronto Blue Jays left-hander

According to a report from White Sox beat writer Scott Merkin, the White Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with left-handed reliever Ryan Borucki that includes an invitation to major league spring training.

Borucki, 31, elected free agency on Nov. 2, 2025, after a season split between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays.

He appeared in 39 relief outings in 2025, compiling a 1-3 record with a 4.63 ERA over 35 innings pitched, striking out 32 batters while posting a 1.29 WHIP.

Borucki began his career in Toronto's organization and spent parts of his first five MLB seasons (2018-22) with the Blue Jays before he was traded to the Mariners in June 2022.

After a brief stint in the Cubs' farm system, the southpaw's next big league action came with the Pirates from 2023-25 until he was designated for assignment and released in August.

The Blue Jays soon picked him up on a minor league contract and he got a brief run on their active roster in September, appearing in four games before being DFA'ed and outrighted.

Over 256 1/3 innings in the Show, Borucki has a career 4.28 ERA, 19.7% strikeout rate, 8.9% walk rate, and 48.3% grounder rate.

Those numbers included a 4.63 ERA in 35 combined innings with the Pirates and Blue Jays in 2025.

Borucki is the type of specialist reliever whose career was heavily impacted when MLB instituted the three-batter rule for relievers in 2020, as Borucki has struggled badly against right handed-hitting batters but dominant against left-handed bats.

Hopefully he can even out his splits and break camp with the White Sox in 2026.

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