IL1 Buffalo Bisons

Blue Jays Trade Bisons' LHP Wade LeBlanc to the Seattle Mariners

Published on June 22, 2016 under International League (IL1)
Buffalo Bisons News Release


The Toronto Blue Jays today announced that they have traded LHP WADE LeBLANC to the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later or cash considerations.

LeBlanc, 31, made 14 starts for the Buffalo Bisons this season, going 7-2 with a 1.71 ERA and 85 strikeouts in an International League-best 89.2 innings of work. He also led the circuit in ERA, ranked 2nd in wins and was tied for 3rd in strikeouts. The southpaw has given Buffalo a quality starts in each of his last nine outings, a stretch that began on May 7 and included a 33.2-inning stretch without allowing an earned run. LeBlanc did not allow more than three runs in any of his 14 starts with the Bisons and the Herd was 10-4 when he was on the mound.

LeBlanc was the International League's Player of the Month for May, during which he was 3-0 with a 0.70 ERA in six starts.

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