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off waivers from the San Diego Padres on Thursday while making three more additions to their player pool for the upcoming MLB season.and outfielder Josh Palacios were added to the pool of players who will be at the team's summer camp.Toronto had named 58 players to its pool last week. Each team can have a maximum of 60, meaning the Blue Jays would need to remove at least two players.
Valera, 28, batted .234 in 17 MLB games last season, splitting time between the New York Yankees and the Blue Jays. He hit his first career home run on the final day of the regular season.The Blue Jays have yet to announce where they will be training and playing home games this season. They require special permission from the Canadian government to use Rogers Centre.The Blue Jays asked players to report to their spring training facility in Dunedin, Fla.
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