ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Toronto’s recruiting pitch excited Dylan Cease as much as his own tosses.

“You could tell they built a really impressive culture,” Cease said during a news conference Tuesday, a week after finalizing a $210 million, seven-year contract . “As they were explaining sort of what they do to get the best out of players or how they prepare, and even the little things like travel and whatnot, you can just tell that it’s a buttoned-up organization. They want to win, and it was obvious.”

After coming within two outs of their first World Series title since 1993 , the Blue Jays added the right-hander to a rotation projected to include Kevin Gausman, Trey Yesavage, Shane Bieber and José Berríos.

“They’ve proven that they have championship-calibre players and obviously a good

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