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Top Bowden Francis News
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Added to big-league roster
The Blue Jays selected Francis' contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.
Francis has been excellent with Buffalo this season, posting a 3.45 ERA and 23:4 K:BB over 15.2 innings covering four starts. The Blue Jays haven't revealed their plans for the 27-year-old, but he would seem to be a candidate to slide into the rotation spot vacated by Alek Manoah.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Outrighted to Triple-A
Francis was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.
He cleared waivers and will remain in the organization. Francis has a 9.91 ERA in 26.1 innings over nine appearances since getting optioned to Triple-A on May 1.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Sent down Sunday
Francis was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
Francis was called up by Toronto on Saturday, but he didn't make any appearances during his stint with the big-league club. He'll head back to the minors since the Blue Jays need to trim their active roster to 26 players by Monday.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Officially recalled by Toronto
Francis was recalled by the Blue Jays on Saturday.
Francis was sent to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, but he'll quickly rejoin the major-league club as bullpen depth after Tayler Saucedo (hip) was placed on the 10-day injured list. The right-hander should pitch mainly in low-leverage situations.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Expected to rejoin big-league club
Francis is expected to rejoin the Blue Jays on Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
The 26-year-old was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, but he'll likely reclaim a spot in the major-league bullpen since Tayler Saucedo (hip) is expected to land on the injured list. Francis tossed two-thirds of a scoreless inning during his big-league debut against the Red Sox on Wednesday.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Optioned to minors
Francis was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.
Francis was promoted from Buffalo earlier this week and made his major-league debut Wednesday, and he didn't give up an earned run over two-thirds of an inning, though he did allow an inherited runner to score. The 26-year-old will return to Triple-A, where he has a 4.11 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB over 15.1 innings this season.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Solid in MLB debut
Francis didn't allow a run over two-thirds of an inning during Wednesday's 7-1 loss to the Red Sox. He struck out one and didn't record a walk.
Francis was called up by the Blue Jays on Monday and made his MLB debut Wednesday. He entered the game with runners on first and third and immediately gave up an RBI double, though the run was charged to Andrew Vasquez. However, Francis bounced back against the subsequent hitter, Enrique Hernandez, and recorded his first MLB strikeout and finished the outing by inducing an inning-ending groundout.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Earns first career call-up
Francis was called up by the Blue Jays on Monday.
Francis has yet to make his major-league debut. He's made three starts so far this season for Triple-A Buffalo, striking out 27.0 percent of opposing batters while posting a mediocre 4.11 ERA. He'll likely serve in a multi-inning relief role for now.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Heads to minors
The Blue Jays optioned Francis to their minor-league camp Monday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
Francis has yet to reach the majors, but the Blue Jays thought highly enough of the 25-year-old right-hander's potential to protect him from Rule 5 draft this winter by adding him to the 40-man roster. After being acquired from the Brewers last July, Francis made 14 appearances (13 starts) for Triple-A Buffalo, recording a 4.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 71:31 K:BB across 73 innings.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Protected from Rule 5 draft
Francis was added to Toronto's 40-man roster Friday.
The 25-year-old righty had a 4.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 71 strikeouts in 73 innings at Triple-A after getting dealt from Milwaukee along with Trevor Richards in the Rowdy Tellez trade. Francis could get his feet wet as a big-league reliever in 2022.
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Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Traded to Blue Jays
Francis and Trevor Richards were traded from the Brewers to the Blue Jays on Tuesday in exchange for Rowdy Tellez, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Francis spent the final month of the 2020 campaign at the Brewers' alternate training site in Appleton, and he was promoted to Triple-A Nashville in 2021. The right-hander made seven starts with the Triple-A club and posted a 3.49 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in 38.2 innings. He'll likely report to Triple-A Buffalo going forward but could be considered for a major-league roster spot at some point in the second half of 2021.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-5, 240 lbs |
| Birthplace: Tallahassee, FL |
| Age: 27 |
| Experience: R |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |