Blue Jays place reliever Wilmer Font on 10-day injured list

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Wilmer Font throws during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed reliever Wilmer Font on the 10-day injured list, per the club’s transaction list.

No further details about his health were released by the club.

The 30-year-old from Venezuela put up a 2-3 record with a 3.66 ERA and 53 strikeouts across 39.1 innings after being acquired by the Blue Jays from the New York Mets for cash last July.

Over the course of 2019 campaign, Font, who started the year with the Tampa Bay Rays before being dealt to New York, compiled a 4-5 record with a 4.48 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 84.1 innings.

Font has also previously had stints with the Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers.

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