Blue Jays sign Josh Thole to major-league contract, option Devon Travis

The Blue Jays signed Josh Thole to a major-league
contract on Thursday.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced Thursday that they have signed catcher Josh Thole to a major-league contract, and have optioned second baseman Devon Travis to the Rookie-Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays.

Thole has 18 hits, one home run, seven RBIs, two doubles and a batting average of .158 in 114 at-bats in 47 games with the Blue Jays in 2016. He has 82 hits, two home runs, 24 RBIs and a .197 batting average since joining the Blue Jays in 2013.

Travis has posted 87 hits, two doubles, one triple, ten homers, 40 RBIs and a .293 batting average in 297 at-bats in 74 games played with the Blue Jays in 2016.