Josh Fleming: Everything you need to know

Fleming and the Blue Jays agreed on a minor-league deal Sunday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports. Fleming elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, but he has now returned to Toronto's organization. The southpaw tossed five scoreless innings with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, allowing four hits while striking out four in the team's 3-2 loss to Syracuse.

Fleming cleared waivers Thursday and elected free agency, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. Fleming was designated for assignment Tuesday after spending just 24 hours on the Blue Jays' active roster, and he'll now test his value in free agency. The 29-year-old lefty was roughed up during his season debut, allowing four runs in three innings against the Dodgers. He fared well during his first start at Triple-A, however, surrendering just one earned run on three hits over 3.2 innings.

The Blue Jays designated Fleming for assignment Tuesday. Toronto will continue to churn the final spot in its bullpen, as Fleming was dropped from the 40-man roster just one day after long reliever Austin Voth was DFA'd to clear a spot for him. The veteran lefty was unlikely to be available for at least a couple of days after he worked in long relief in his Blue Jays debut during Monday's 14-2 loss to the Dodgers, covering three innings while yielding four earned runs on six hits and two walks.