Free-agent right-hander Dylan Cease has agreed to a seven-year, $210 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

The deal is contingent on a physical. It would also provide Toronto with another strong rotation arm after the Blue Jays reached the World Series last season and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games.

Cease’s deal will be the richest the Blue Jays have ever given a free agent. The previous high was George Springer’s six-year, $150 million deal in 2021.

Cease spent the past two seasons with the San Diego Padres and tossed the franchise’s second no-hitter in 2024 when he went 14-11 with a 3.47 ERA in 33 starts. He struck out 224 and finished fourth in National League Cy Young balloting.

Last season, Cease’s ERA soared to 4.55 a

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