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Toronto Blue Jays hire former player to their front office
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The Toronto Blue Jays former player Gasuke Katoh announced his retirement yesterday and stated he will be joining the Blue Jays front office.
Katoh announced on social media yesterday that he would be retiring from baseball after bouncing around the MLB and NPB over the last 10 years and finally decided to call it a career.
After 10 years in affiliated ball and two seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, infielder Gosuke Katoh is trading in his playing equipment for a gig behind the scenes. Days after announcing his retirement, Katoh revealed on his Instagram account that he has taken a job in the Blue Jays front office. -Morgenstern
Toronto Blue Jays hire Gasuke Katoh in an unspecific front office position
The Blue Jays announced that Katoh will be joining the team's front office but they have yet to announce what kind of position he will be taking on but it should be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Last Sunday, Katoh announced his retirement on Instagram, and yesterday, he revealed that he'll be reuniting with the Blue Jays to take on an as-of-yet-unspecified role in the front office. The team has yet to confirm the news itself or provide any further details about Katoh's role. -Morgenstern
Katoh was drafted by the Yankees in the 2013 MLB draft and spent 7 years in the team's minor league system before bouncing around a few teams including the Blue Jays where he made his pro debut in 2022.
Katoh, 30, was born and raised in California, moving from the Bay Area to San Diego as a young child. The Yankees selected him out of high school in the second round of the 2013 draft, and he spent the next seven years working his way up the minor league ladder in their system. -Morgenstern
The Blue Jays have made a lot of changes to their staff this off-season in hopes that it will help their team have a better 2025 season but no major changes have been made so far which is why fans are not optimistic about these moves.
Source: MLB Trade Rumors
Gosuke Katoh Retires, Joins Blue Jays Front Office
Gosuke Katoh Retires, Joins Blue Jays Front Office
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