Cubs trade Jameson Taillon to Toronto Blue Jays after being DFA'd

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/taillon-jameson/Y3nslOBh/"]Taillon[/a], 34, was designated for assignment earlier this week. The veteran is tossing a 5.92 ERA through 15 starts this season, giving up 76 hits and 27 walks in 76 innings with 68 strikeouts. [/p][embed guid="6258efad-a1b0-4f0f-a5f8-4db934842cec" url="https://x.com/MitchBannon/status/2083991446714044809?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Taillon made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he spent the next four years. He missed out on the 2020 season after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery. [/p][p]The New York Yankees would pick him up for two years, with a stellar 14-5 season in which he tossed a 3.91 ERA through 32 starts. [/p][p]In 2023, Taillon joined the Cubs, where he'd have a first rough year (4.84 ERA in 29 starts) before bouncing back in 2024 and 2025 when he tossed a sub-3.70 ERA with 23 combined wins. [/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]