May 4, 2024

Official Toronto Blue Jays News Release

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Houston Astros in exchange for cash considerations.

Kuhnel has been optioned to triple-A Buffalo.

Kuhnel, 29, has appeared in one game for the Astros this season and nine contests for the triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, combining to go 4-1 with a 5.40 ERA.

The native of Goldsboro, N.C., was an 11th-round pick of the Cincinnati Reds during the 2016 First-Year Player Draft and made his MLB debut for the club in 2019.

The 6-5, 290-pound right-handed reliever has split his professional career between the Reds and Astros organizations, posting a 6.30 ERA over 77 MLB appearances and a 3.66 ERA over 216 minor league contests.