MLB

Jays claim catcher Whiteside off waivers from Yankees

The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the New York Yankees and have filled their 40-man roster. He posting a .091 average in 11 at-bats for San Francisco last season.
Eli Whiteside appeared in 12 games for San Francisco last season, posting a .091 average in 11 at-bats. (Ben Margot/Associated Press)

The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the New York Yankees and have filled their 40-man roster.

Whiteside, 33, appeared in 12 games for the San Francisco Giants last season, posting a .091 average in 11 at-bats.

In 60 games with AAA Fresno he batted .224 with one home run and 20 runs batted in.

The sixth-round choice of the Orioles in the 2001 draft has played in 208 major league games with Baltimore (2005) and San Francisco (2009-12) posting a .215 average with 10 home runs and 43 RBIs.