Murphy signed a one-year contract with Japan's Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
The deal features performance bonuses and escalators and also includes a club option for 2025. Murphy, 28, holds a 4.76 ERA over 35 relief appearances at the major-league level. He spent all of 2023 at Triple-A St. Paul in the Twins organization.
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Twins' Patrick Murphy: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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Murphy was reassigned Tuesday to the minor-league side of Twins camp, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
Murphy inked a minor-league contract with Minnesota back in December after yielding six runs -- four earned -- over 5.2 major-league innings with the Nationals in 2022. The 27-year-old righty holds a career 4.76 ERA and 1.64 WHIP at baseball's highest level.
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Twins' Patrick Murphy: Catches on with Minnesota
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Murphy signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Tuesday, which includes an invitation to spring training, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Murphy, 27, holds a 4.76 ERA over 35 relief appearances at the major-league level. The right-hander is likely a long shot to capture a spot in the Twins' Opening Day bullpen.
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Nationals' Patrick Murphy: Outrighted to Triple-A
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Murphy cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Murphy made six appearances for the Nationals early in the year, and he posted a 6.35 ERA and 2.82 WHIP in 5.2 innings. Although he was designated for assignment Saturday, he'll remain in the organization.
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Nationals' Patrick Murphy: Designated for assignment
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Murphy was designated for assignment by the Nationals on Saturday.
Murphy earned a place in the Nationals' bullpen during spring training and appeared in six games, but the club decided to remove him from the roster to open up a spot for fellow pitcher Aaron Sanchez.
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Nationals' Patrick Murphy: Appears set for bullpen spot
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Murphy tossed a scoreless inning in Tuesday's Grapefruit League finale against the Mets.
The 26-year-old right-hander appears set for a low-leverage spot in the Nationals' bullpen to begin the season after posting a 2.08 ERA and 0.69 WHIP over 4.1 innings this spring. Murphy did record four holds in 17 appearances for Washington last year with a 23:6 K:BB through 18.2 innings after being picked up from Toronto, but those numbers were accompanied by a 5.30 ERA.
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Nationals' Patrick Murphy: Takes loss in relief
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Murphy (0-3) was tagged with the loss in relief Saturday against the Reds after allowing one run on one hit across 1.1 innings, fanning two.
Murphy gave up a walkoff homer to Nick Castellanos and thus was stuck with his third loss of the campaign. His numbers are not good; he owns a 5.68 ERA across 22 appearances on the current season.
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Nationals' Patrick Murphy: Headed for majors
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The Nationals will promote Murphy from Triple-A Rochester ahead of Tuesday's game in Miami, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Washington initially optioned Murphy to Rochester after claiming him off waivers from the Blue Jays on Aug. 14, but the organization saw enough from him in his three appearances at Triple-A to bump him up to the big-league roster. With Kyle Finnegan getting the job done as the Nationals' primary closer in the aftermath of Brad Hand being dealt ahead of the July 30 trade deadline, Murphy is unlikely to fill a fantasy-relevant role out of the Washington bullpen.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Designated for assignment
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Murphy was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Murphy had tossed four scoreless innings across three relief appearances in the majors since the start of July, but he'll still be cast off the 40-man roster. The 26-year-old has a strong chance to remain in the organization if he goes unclaimed on waivers, but right-hander Trent Thornton will take his place in the bullpen.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Recalled from Triple-A
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Murphy was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.
Murphy returned to the minors in late July but will return to the Blue Jays' bullpen as part of a move after left-hander Tim Mayza (elbow) was placed on the 10-day IL. The right-hander has mainly pitched in low-leverage situations in the majors, and he's recorded a 5.63 ERA and 1.63 WHIP in eight innings across seven relief appearances.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Retreats to minors
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The Blue Jays optioned Murphy to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
After getting called up from Buffalo on Wednesday to serve as the Blue Jays' 27th man for a doubleheader with the Red Sox, Murphy was summoned from the bullpen in the second game of the twin bill. He tossed a scoreless frame in Toronto's 4-1 loss, but he'll head back to Buffalo with the Blue Jays needing to reduce their roster to 26 ahead of Thursday's series finale.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Joins Jays for twin bill
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The Blue Jays recalled Murphy from Triple-A Buffalo and designated him as their 27th man for Wednesday's doubleheader with the Red Sox, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.
Murphy will give Toronto some length out of the bullpen for the twin bill, but he'll most likely be headed back to Buffalo on Thursday. He's made six relief appearances for the big club on the season, giving up five earned runs on eight hits and three walks over seven innings.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Optioned to Triple-A
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Murphy was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.
Murphy was called up by Toronto on Friday, but he didn't make any appearances during his most recent major-league stint. He's tossed 12 scoreless innings across eight relief appearances at Triple-A Buffalo this year and will now return to the minors. Infielder Breyvic Valera was reinstated from the family medical emergency list in a corresponding move.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Recalled by Toronto
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Murphy was recalled by the Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Murphy has posted a 6.43 ERA across six major-league appearances to begin the year, but he's tossed 12 scoreless innings during eight outings at the Triple-A level. The right-hander will be available out of the bullpen after Anthony Kay was sent down Tuesday.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Returns from 60-day IL
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Murphy (shoulder) was activated from the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
The 26-year-old has been sidelined all season while rehabbing from an AC joint injury, but he's now poised to make his season debut for the Blue Jays. Murphy made his major-league debut in 2020 and pitched well with one run allowed on six hits with a 5:2 K:BB across six innings.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Progresses to Triple-A
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Murphy (shoulder) will continue his rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo.
Murphy began a rehab assignment May 24 and made three relief appearances for Low-A Dunedin. He allowed two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out five in 3.1 innings during that time. The right-hander will now face Triple-A talent and could be nearing his return to the major-league mound.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Gets in bullpen session
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Murphy (shoulder) completed an 18-pitch bullpen session Tuesday and is scheduled to throw again later this week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Murphy has been shut down since the beginning of spring training due to an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder. Due to the length of his shutdown, Murphy will likely need multiple weeks to build up for starting duty. He'll likely be ticketed for the Triple-A Buffalo rotation once he's reinstated from the 60-day injured list.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Working through shoulder injury
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Murphy suffered a shoulder injury during the offseason and hasn't yet begun work at spring training, Gregor Chisholm of the Toronto Star reports.
Murphy had a brief stint in the majors during the 2020 season, but he's getting a late start to spring training due to his shoulder injury. Manager Charlie Montoyo said that he doesn't yet have a timetable for a return. However, the Blue Jays will be monitoring injuries while making roster decisions given the team's pitching depth. As a result, the right-hander could be forced to begin the season in the minors if he isn't fully ready to pitch by Opening Day.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Joins roster for doubleheader
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Murphy was called up by the Blue Jays as the 29th man for Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.
If Murphy gets into either game, it will be his big-league debut. It will also be his first game above Double-A. He posted a mediocre 4.71 ERA at that level in 18 starts for New Hampshire last season, though that came with a 3.35 ERA and a solid combination of a 23.6 percent strikeout rate, 7.4 percent walk rate and 51.1 percent groundball rate.
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Blue Jays' Patrick Murphy: Joins roster pool
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The Blue Jays included Murphy as part of their 60-man roster pool that was announced Sunday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Toronto still intends to develop Murphy as a starter, but with several pitchers ahead of him on the organization's rotation depth chart, any innings he gets with the big club in 2020 will most likely come out of the bullpen. He spent the bulk of the 2019 campaign with Double-A New Hampshire, supplying a 4.71 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 86:27 K:BB over 84 frames.
