Jeff Hoffman is returning to the team that drafted him. Hoffman has rejoined the Toronto Blue Jays on a three-year contract worth $33 million, the team announced Friday night. There had been rumblings Hoffman would look for opportunities to start next season,

In the end, the Phillies and Blue Jays wound up swapping free-agent closer candidates. One month after Jordan Romano came to Philadelphia on a one-year, $8.5 million contract, his former team brought Jeff Hoffman to Toronto for three years and $33 million,

Hoffman went 3-3 with a 2.17 ERA and 10 saves last season for the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies, earning his first All-Star selection in July.