NATE PEARSON NEWS

Lugo gets 5th win in 7 starts, Massey adds 3-run HR as Royals beat Blue Jays 6-1

Seth Lugo pitched seven strong innings to win for the fifth time in seven starts, Michael Massey hit a three-run home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1...

MAY 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nate Pearson secures the Blue Jays' 6-5 win | 04/29/2024 Nate Pearson strikes out Michael Massey with runners on the corners for the final out in the Blue Jays' 6-5 victory over the Royals

APRIL 30 • MLB.COM

Turner hits 2 home runs, Jansen also connects as Blue Jays beat Royals 6-5

Justin Turner hit two home runs, Danny Jansen added a solo homer and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday night

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Look at Nate Pearson and what he needs to do in order to have success at the Major League level When Chad Green was placed on the Inju...

APRIL 22 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Nate Pearson secures the win | 04/14/2024 Nate Pearson gets Brenton Doyle to strike out swinging for the final out in the Blue Jays' 5-0 win over the Rockies

APRIL 18 • MLB.COM

Blue Jays All-Star closer Romano gets save in season debut against Yankees

Blue Jays All-Star closer Jordan Romano saved a win over the New York Yankees in his season debut Tuesday night

APRIL 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nate Pearson secures the win | 04/14/2024 Nate Pearson gets Brenton Doyle to strike out swinging for the final out in the Blue Jays' 5-0 win over the Rockies

APRIL 14 • MLB.COM

Part of Opening Day bullpen Pearson will begin the season on the Blue Jays' 26-man roster.

Impact The 27-year-old right-hander still has a big fastball, averaging 97.9 mph over 42.2 big-league innings last season, but Pearson only managed a 4.85 ERA and 43:18 K:BB. With Jordan Romano (elbow) and Erik Swanson (forearm) on the IL to kick off the campaign, there's a spot in the Opening Day bullpen for Pearson, but he hasn't been mentioned by manager John Schneider as a candidate to fill in for Romano in the ninth inning and will likely work in lower-leverage situations.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Nate Pearson's strikeout | 03/23/2024 Nate Pearson fans Akil Baddoo in the top of the 6th inning

MARCH 23 • MLB.COM

Nate Pearson and his diminishing role with the Toronto Blue Jays Heading into the 2020 campaign, right-hander

JANUARY 27 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Avoids arbitration Pearson agreed to a one-year, $800K deal with the Blue Jays on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact He won't be getting a significant raise after logging a 4.85 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 43 strikeouts in 42.2 innings with the big club last season. Pearson still throws pretty hard, but he also gives up a lot of hard contact (47.5 percent last year). He should work in the middle innings this season.

JANUARY 12 • ROTOWIRE

Sent back to minors Pearson was optioned to the Blue Jays' Florida Complex League affiliate Tuesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact Jay Jackson is taking his spot in the bullpen. Triple-A Buffalo's season is over, which is why Pearson was sent to the FCL Blue Jays, where he can continue working out in case he's needed later on.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nate Pearson has been recalled by the Blue Jays, Bowden Francis optioned for the fifth time Nate Pearson is back, baby. <...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Summoned to majors Pearson was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact Pearson will give the Blue Jays' bullpen a much-needed fresh arm after they were overused as the team got swept by the Rangers. The righty holds a 5.18 ERA and 41:16 K:BB over 40 innings during his time in the majors this season.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays activate Jordan Romano from Injured List, send Nate Pearson to Triple-A The Toronto Blue Jays made a roster move ahead of their series opener...

AUGUST 15, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Sent back to Triple-A Pearson was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Pearson tossed one scoreless inning during his most recent stint in the big leagues which lasted only a few days. Although he has pitched well in spurts during his time with the Blue Jays this season, a few rocky appearances has led to the hard thrower posting a 5.18 ERA out of the bullpen.

AUGUST 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Back in big leagues Pearson was recalled by the Blue Jays on Saturday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Impact This will be Pearson's third separate stint in the majors this season. He's worked exclusively as a reliever, struggling to a 5.31 ERA in 39 innings. He's struck out 44.6 percent of the batters he's faced in 12 Triple-A innings this season but has seen that figure dip to 23.6 percent against big-league batters. Hagen Danner (oblique) landed on the injured list in a corresponding move.

AUGUST 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nate Pearson has been recalled as Hagen Danner hits the 15-day injured list Well, that sucks. ...

AUGUST 12, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Optioned to Buffalo Toronto optioned Pearson to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Impact Pearson allowed four earned runs on one hit and three walks in a one-inning appearance Tuesday against the Orioles as his season ERA climbed to 5.31. Thomas Hatch is replacing him in the Blue Jays' bullpen.

AUGUST 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays put closer Jordan Romano on IL with back pain, recall Nate Pearson

The Toronto Blue Jays put closer Jordan Romano on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to a sore lower back.

JULY 29, 2023

Back in majors Pearson was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday.

Impact Jordan Romano was placed on the 15-day injured list with lower-back inflammation in a corresponding move. Pearson has one save at Triple-A and one save in the majors this season, but it will likely be Erik Swanson or Yimi Garcia who get tabbed for any save opportunities that arise in the short term.

JULY 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Nate Pearson has re-joined the Blue Jays as Jordan Romano might head to the Injured List Jordan Romano might be headed to the Injured List. R...

JULY 29, 2023 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Goes to Triple-A The Blue Jays optioned Pearson to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.

Impact Pearson will surrender his spot in the bullpen to left-hander Genesis Cabrera, whom the Blue Jays acquired from the Cardinals via trade Friday. The demotion comes after Pearson was roughed up for six earned runs across his last two appearances, which had been proceeded by a run of eight consecutive scoreless outings.

JULY 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Secures first career save Pearson earned a save in the nightcap of Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox, allowing one hit in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Impact Game 1 of the twin bill went 11 innings, resulting in Toronto using five different pitchers, including closer Jordan Romano. As such, Pearson got the call late in the nightcap, entering with two outs in the bottom of the eighth frame. The right-hander allowed a single to Luis Robert before getting the final out in the inning, then stuck around for the bottom of the ninth, during which he induced three straight flyouts to notch the first save of his big-league career. Pearson isn't a threat to challenge Romano for save opportunities moving forward, but he's recorded five consecutive scoreless appearances, allowing just three hits and no walks over six frames during that span.

JULY 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Notches another win Pearson (4-0) picked up the win Sunday over the Twins, allowing one hit and striking out three over two scoreless innings.

Impact The right-hander needed only 25 pitches (16 strikes) to knife through the Minnesota order, and he was still the pitcher of record when Cavan Biggio launched a game-winning homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. Pearson's four wins have come in only 16 appearances, including three in his last four games, and his 2.05 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 25:5 K:BB through 22 innings highlight how well he and his 98 mph fastball have adjusted to a high-leverage bullpen role.

JUNE 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE