Comfortable Berríos skips free agency to stay with Blue Jays

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Published November 18, 2021 1:00 PM

By IAN HARISON
Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) — Two months with the Toronto Blue Jays was enough to make José Berríos change his mind about waiting one more year to reach free agency. Berríos finalized a $131 million, seven-year deal to stay with the Blue Jays. In doing so, the 27-year-old right-hander passed up the opportunity to hit the open market next offseason. A two-time All Star, Berríos said his decision was simplified by getting a brief taste of life in Toronto after the Blue Jays acquired him from Minnesota on July 30.

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