Alburquerque last pitched in the majors during the 2017 season when he made 21 relief appearances between the White Sox and Royals. The 38-year-old right-hander hasn’t pitched in affiliated ball since 2018, but is still continuing to toil away between the Mexican League and Atlantic League.

Albuquerque last pitched in the majors for the White Sox and Royals during the 2017 season. The 36-year-old righty posted a respectable 2.78 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 26/5 K/BB ratio across 22 2/3 innings (24 appearances) last year for the Acereros de Monclova of the independent Mexican League.

The 32-year-old was in the midst of a strong campaign with Triple-A Buffalo, posting a 3.77 ERA and 8.5 K/9 through 28.2 innings. A veteran of 264 career appearances in the big leagues, Alburquerque shouldn't have much trouble latching on with another organization on a minor-league pact. Buffalo promoted Craig Breslow -- another reliever with extensive MLB experience -- from Double-A New Hampshire to take Alburquerque's spot on the roster.

Alburquerque was fighting for a spot in Toronto's Opening Day bullpen after signing a minor-league deal in January. He had a solid spring, striking out 12 while walking just one in eight innings and recording a 3.38 ERA, but the Blue Jays ended up preferring other options. The 31-year-old has a 3.16 ERA in 245 career major-league innings and could find himself in a lower-leverage role in Toronto or elsewhere at some point later this season.