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Ex-Blue Jay Ryan Tepera heading to Cubs on 1-year deal

The Cubs and reliever Ryan Tepera agreed Friday to a one-year deal that pays a $900,000 US salary while in the major leagues.

32-year-old reliever went 12-11 with 3.64 ERA, 10 saves over 5 years with Toronto

Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Tepera signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on Friday. (Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)

The Cubs and reliever Ryan Tepera agreed Friday to a one-year deal that pays a $900,000 US salary while in the major leagues.

The 32-year-old right-hander is 12-11 with a 3.64 ERA and 10 saves over five seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was limited to 23 appearances last season because of a right elbow impingement that sidelined him from mid-May through August and finished 0-2 with a 4.98 ERA.

Tepera gets a $300,000 salary while in the minors.

Chicago went 84-78 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014.