Blue Jays sign reliever Green

Free agent reliever Chad Green and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a two-year, $8.5-million (U.S.) contract Tuesday. The deal includes options for 2025 and 2026 and could be worth $29.25 million over four seasons. Green is likely to miss at least the early portion of this season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He hurt his pitching elbow last May with the New York Yankees and was sidelined the rest of the year. The right-hander got off to a solid start last season with a 3.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts over 15 innings. He left New York’s game against Baltimore on May 19 with right forearm discomfort and three days later the Yankees announced he needed Tommy John surgery. Typical recovery time for the ligament-replacement procedure is 12-18 months. Green, 31, is 33-22 with a 3.17 ERA in seven major-league seasons.