TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are bringing back an old friend for the stretch run, claiming utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa off waivers from the Pirates on Sunday.

Kiner-Falefa signed a two-year deal with the Blue Jays entering the 2024 season, but was traded to the Pirates at last year’s deadline for No. 16 prospect Charles McAdoo. Recently placed on outright waivers by the Pirates, Kiner-Falefa is coming back to finish this contract where it began.

To make room on the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays have transferred Yimi García to the 60-day IL, a simple move given that García is undergoing season-ending surgery to remove scar tissue from his right elbow. The timing of this matters, too, as Kiner-Falefa will now be playoff-eligible because he is on the 40-man roster before Sept. 1.

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