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Andres Gimenez Gives Awesome Quote About Joining Toronto Blue Jays After Recent Trade

Gimenez was acquired from the Cleveland Guardians a few weeks ago, and he seems very happy to be North of the Border.

Brady Farkas

Cleveland Guardians second base Andrés Gimenez (0) throws to first base against the Detroit Tigers during game four of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Comerica Park in 2024.
Cleveland Guardians second base Andrés Gimenez (0) throws to first base against the Detroit Tigers during game four of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Comerica Park in 2024. / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
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New Toronto Blue Jays infielder Andres Gimenez seems very happy to be with the Jays following a trade earlier this offseason from the Cleveland Guardians.

Gimenez had the following to say:

"Toronto has always been one of my favorite places to play. I love the city. I love the colors of the team. I'm very excited to be here in Canada."

Thus far, Gimenez represents the biggest move the Jays offseason after they fell short on acquiring both Juan Soto and Cody Bellinger. Add those failures to not landing Shohei Ohtani last year and it was starting to feel like no one wants to be in Toronto, so it's good to hear that Gimenez is excited to join the organization.

Just 26 years old, Gimenez is known as one of the best defensive second basemen in all of baseball. He's a three-time Gold Glover who has also taken home a Platinum Glove for his work at the keystone.

Gimenez has spent five years in the big leagues with the New York Mets and Guardians, helping Cleveland to the ALCS this past season. He was an All-Star in 2022, hitting 17 homers to go along with 69 RBI. He turned in a 7.4 WAR season that year and has produced a 4.0 WAR or above in each of the last three years.

Lifetime, he's a .261 hitter with 49 homers and 99 steals. He should be someone that can hit at the top of the order in front of sluggers Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

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. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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