Toronto Blue Jays release right-handed pitcher following loss to Tigers

According to the official transaction log, the corresponding move was to activate RHP Bobby Milacki and LHP Trenton Wallace from the 7-day injured list.

The Blue Jays signed Gowdy to a minor league contract in December of 2024.

Gowdy was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies as the 42nd overall pick (2nd round) of the 2016 MLB Draft.

He was assigned to the team's Rookie-level affiliate, the GCL Phillies, for the remainder of 2016, and opened the 2017 season as the No. 8 prospect in Philadelphia's system.

Unfortunately, Tommy John surgery sidelined Gowdy for the entirety of both the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

After the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gowdy threw just 61 innings in 2021 before he was traded to the Texas Rangers organization at the trade deadline.

Once with the Rangers, Gowdy was assigned to the Single-A Hickory Crawdads for the remainder of the 2021 season, before being promoted to the Double-A Frisco RoughRiders in 2022, where he was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen.

He elected free agency at the end of 2022, and signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization before the 2023 season.

Gowdy went 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, and 45 strikeouts, closing 4 of his 6 save opportunities. He elected free agency at the end of the season.

Gowdy's career in the minors has clearly been a rollercoaster of highs and lows, he was optioned to Buffalo when he didn't make the team in Spring Training and has been there ever since.

He is once again a free agent.