The Blue Jays have given Justin Smoak some competition at first base come spring training, with free agent Edwin Encarnacion not expected to return.
Steve Pearce, who spent much of the past four seasons with Baltimore, agreed Monday to a two-year contract with Toronto worth $12.5 million US.
The 33-year-old appeared in 85 games last season with Tampa Bay and the Orioles, posting a .288 batting average in 264 at-bats, .374 on-base percentage, 13 home runs and 35 runs batted in.
The right-handed hitting Pearce has torched left-handed pitching in his career and hit .309 last season with a .411 OBP in 81 at-bats against lefties.
In 2016, Pearce appeared in 40 games at first base, 15 at second, two at third and 12 in the outfield.
Blue Jays add versatile infielder Steve Pearce
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