Josh Donaldson says leaving Blue Jays is ‘difficult to the extreme’
CLEVELAND — Josh Donaldson admits it’s tough to say goodbye to the Toronto Blue Jays.
“It’s … been difficult to the extreme that I am leaving an organization that I was very much a big part of,” the new Cleveland Indians third baseman said Sunday in an introductory press conference after a trade on Friday.
“I had some quality years there that I’m not going to forget. But I’m also looking forward to trying to help this team win and moving forward as well.”
The Blue Jays dealt the 2015 AL MVP to the Indians for a player to be named later, continuing a rebuild process that has seen the team cut ties with some of its biggest stars from the 2015-16 playoff squads.