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,

That’s the Toronto Blue Jays, the franchise that drafted Hoffman with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 MLB draft. The team confirmed Friday night that it had signed Hoffman, one of the game’s top relief pitchers, to a three-year, $33 million deal.

In order to clear room on the 40-man roster for reliever Jeff Hoffman, the Toronto Blue Jays had to cut ties with Brett de Geus.