Chris Bassitt won't be taking the mound for the Jays in the season finale on Sunday.
The Toronto Blue Jays are closing out the 2024 regular season with a weekend series at home against the Miami Marlins.
And when the Jays officially close out the season on Sunday afternoon, veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt won't be taking the mound.Frankly, it doesn't really matter, unless Bassitt personally wanted to pitch or had contract incentives to reach. He's 35 years old and has already thrown 171.0 innings on the year. Getting a jump on the offseason is not a bad idea for a guy with that kind of workload under his belt.
It was an odd year for Bassitt, who went 10-14 with a 4.16 ERA. The win-loss record isn't great, but the ERA is certainly respectable. He also struck out 168 batters in 171.0 innings. He led the American League in wins last season with 16 and is 72-56 lifetime with a 3.59 ERA. He's played for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets and Blue Jays. He has won double-digit games in five different seasons.
Friday's game will begin at 7:07 p.m. ET as right-hander Jose Berrios pitches against Adam Oller. Berrios has had a very good year for Toronto, going 16-10 with a 3.38 ERA. Oller has gone 1-4 with a 5.06 for Miami, who has had a dreadful season on the pitching front.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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