May 1, 2015
Jays promote Albers; demote Norris
The Toronto Blue Jays have added another Canadian to their active roster by selecting the contract of North Battleford, Saskatchewan native Andrew Albers from the Buffalo Bisons. To make room on the roster, Daniel Norris has been optioned to Buffalo and Maicer Izturis has been moved to the 60-day DL.
The Canadian Press
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays optioned left-hander Daniel Norris to the Buffalo Bisons on Friday and selected the contract of Canadian southpaw Andrew Albers from the triple-A club.
The move was made one day after Norris lasted only three innings in a 5-1 victory in Cleveland. The 22-year-old rookie was 1-1 with a 3.83 earned-run average in five starts this season.
Albers has a 1-3 record and a 3.09 ERA over four starts for Buffalo this season.
The 29-year-old native of North Battleford, Sask., is set to become the 24th Canadian-born player to appear for the Blue Jays and the fifth this season (Jeff Francis, Russell Martin, Dalton Pompey, Michael Saunders).
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays transferred infielder Maicer Izturis to the 60-day disabled list.