Getty Kevin Gausman Blue Jays
Former Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman “broke down and he cried” after learning he had been traded.
The Blue Jays sent Gausman to the Chicago Cubs for two prospects ahead of the MLB trade deadline, thus marking the end of Gausman’s 4.5-year tenure in Toronto.
Gausman made it clear that he didn’t want to go anywhere, but with the Blue Jays eight games below .500 and with the pitcher on an expiring contract, Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins traded Gausman to Chicago to recoup some assets before he could
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