Blue Jays decline $8M club option for outfielder Myles Straw

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The Toronto Blue Jays have declined the 2027 club option for outfielder Myles Straw, the MLB club announced Monday.The option was for US$8 million and would have been the fourth season of the 32-year-old’s five-year, $25 million deal.Straw had three home runs and 26 RBIs while batting .241 in 147 games for Toronto this past season.Meanwhile, outfielder Rudy Martin Jr. elected for free agency and right-hander CJ Van Eyk has cleared waivers and been assigned to triple-A Buffalo.The Blue Jays also reinstated a host of players from the injured list. Outfielders Anthony Santander, Jonatan Clase and Addison Barger and right-handers Jose Berrios, Jake Bloss, Cody Ponce and Bowden Francis were all taken off the 60-day IL.