Toronto Blue Jays sign left-handed starting pitcher
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The Toronto Blue Jays announced that they have signed 23-year old left-handed starting pitcher Mason Olsen of the New York Boulders.
The New York Boulders are proud to announce that the Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of left handed pitcher Mason Olson.
The Toronto Blue Jays announced that they have signed LHP Mason Olson to a minor league deal and they have already assigned him to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays.
The 23-year-old starter from Spanish Fork, UT, is the second Boulder this season to be grabbed up by an MLB franchise, joining fellow southpaw PJ Labriola, who was signed in mid-May by the Boston Red Sox.
Olson, in his first professional season out of Brigham Young University, was 3-0 in eight appearances (seven starts) with the red, white, and blue, pitching to an earned run average of 2.57 over 42 innings, striking out 42, and holding opposing to hitters to a batting average of .217.
He was named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week for June 9-15, after pitching the best nine-inning complete game in Boulders history on June 10th.
Olson gave up just one hit and a walk to the first place Sussex County Miners, throwing only 89 pitches while facing the minimum 27 batters.
Prior to beginning his professional career in the frontier league, Olson spent two seasons playing division 1 baseball at BYU and in his last season finished with a 2.82 ERA in 38.1 innings pitched.
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| Yes | 78 | 65.5 % |
| No | 1 | 0.8 % |
| Too early to tell | 40 | 33.6 % |
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