Luis Urias is heading to Mexico for the winter as he has signed a contract for the off-season to play in the Mexican Pacific Winter League.

The Magdalena de Kino native is joining the Yaquis de Obregón of the Mexican Pacific Winter League. He's played for the club across four previous seasons, most recently in 2023-24.

Toronto picked him up from the Diamondbacks for cash on June 20. He was playing at Arizona's Triple-A affiliate at the time.

He gave the Jays a useful spark at second base. Over 26 games, he hit three homers and posted an .803 OPS.

Then the injury hit. A right quad strain landed him on the IL in early August, and he spent the rest of the season on minor league rehab assignments.

That injury also opened a door. Toronto recalled newly acquired Brett Bateman as Urias went on the IL, according to TSN, and Bateman became the find of the season.

Luis Urias could be cheap second base insurance for 2027

The 29-year-old is headed for free agency once the World Series wraps up. Winter ball gives him a chance to show his quad is healthy before teams start calling.

Should Toronto be one of those teams? Second base is the club's most unsettled position, with Ernie Clement facing competition and names like Brandon Lowe and Gleyber Torres on the market.

Bring him back on a cheap deal. A healthy Urias is useful infield depth, and his short stint in Toronto suggested the bat still has some life.

The caution flag is obvious. Fifty-two at-bats is a tiny sample, and he'll need to prove the quad and the swing hold up over a full winter schedule.

Winter ball is the open house before the listing. Teams want to walk through every room before they make an offer.

He isn't the only former Jay in Mexico. Leam Mendez and former top prospect Jordan Groshans are with Jaguares de Nayarit, and Mallex Smith is playing for Cañeros de Los Mochis.

Lefty Jimmy Burnette and catcher Andrés Sosa have joined Naranjeros de Hermosillo. Groshans spent 2026 in the Braves system on a minor league deal.

For Urias, the stakes are higher than for most of them. A strong winter could earn him a big-league job somewhere, maybe even back in Toronto.