LHP Franklin Morales was released from his contract on Tuesday. He was designated for assignment on Aug. 1, and no trade could be worked out. He was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in five games with Toronto.

The Toronto Blue Jays released left-handed reliever Franklin Morales on Tuesday.Morales, 30, had been designated for assignment Aug. 1. He hadn't pitched for the Blue Jays since July 31.Morales was placed on the 60-day disabled list April 10 with left shoulder fatigue. He spent the maximum 30 days on a minor league rehab assignment before being activated July 22.In five appearances with Toronto, Morales was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA.The 10-year veteran has pitched for four teams, posting a career 23-30 record with a 4.56 ERA in 305 games (47 starts).Morales made his major league debut on Aug. 18, 2007, with the Colorado Rockies.He joined the Blue Jays on a one-year, $2 million non-guaranteed contract on April 2, which later became fully guaranteed.

LHP Franklin Morales was designated for assignment by Toronto on Monday. Morales, 30, was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in five relief outings for the Blue Jays this year.

LHP Franklin Morales was designated for assignment by Toronto.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder) was activated from the disabled list. Morales has appeared in just two games this season due to his injury.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder) was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list, where he had been since going on the DL on April 10 with what was described as shoulder fatigue. He has appeared in two games with Toronto this season, pitching two-thirds of an inning with nothing allowed. He will provide left-handed depth in the bullpen. In 11 games in his minor league rehabilitation assignment -- two with Class A Dunedin and nine with Triple-A Buffalo -- he was 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA. RHP Marco Estrada (sore back) was reinstated from the 15-day DL on Friday and LHP Aaron Loup and INF Andy Burns were optioned to Triple-A Buffalo. RHP Dustin Antolin was designated for assignment Friday to make room for Morales on the 40-man roster.

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada was activated from the disabled list and will start Friday's game against the Seattle Mariners.Estrada was placed on the disabled list July 6 due to lower back soreness. The Blue Jays also activated Franklin Morales (shoulder) from the DL and optioned left-hander Aaron Loup and infielder Andy Burns to Triple-A Buffalo.Estrada, 33, was named to the American League All-Star team but missed the game due to his injury. He has a 5-3 record to go with a solid 2.93 ERA and AL-best 0.99 WHIP, and is holding opponents to a major league-low .173 average. Morales has appeared in just two games this season due to his injury.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder) will complete his 30-day rehab assignment Wednesday, at which time the Blue Jays must promote him to the major leagues or expose him to waivers. "There has been nothing decided yet, but something has to happen," manager John Gibbons said. Morales can decline an option because of his service time. He itched two-thirds of an inning in two April appearances before going on the DL. He has given up on run in 10 minor league rehab appearances at Class A Dunedin and Triple-A Buffalo. LHP Brett Cecil is the only lefty reliever on the roster.

LHP Franklin Morales (left shoulder fatigue) spent his 27th day on a rehab assignment Sunday, three shy of the maximum allowed for a pitcher. The Blue Jays will have to make a roster decision involving Morales after his 30th day. He's on the 60-day disabled list.

LHP Franklin Morales moved his rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, and he threw a scoreless inning. Morales, who is on the 15-day disabled list because of left shoulder fatigue, is getting close to returning to the Blue Jays' bullpen. He went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two relief outings before the injury.

LHP Franklin Morales will have his rehab stint transferred to Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday. Morales, who's on the 15-day disabled list because of left shoulder fatigue, is getting close to returning to the Blue Jays' bullpen. He went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two relief outings before the injury.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder) pitched a scoreless inning with one walk and one strikeout Tuesday night to begin his rehabilitation assignment with Class-A Dunedin. He has been on the disabled list since April 7 with what was described at the time as shoulder fatigue. Morales pitched two-thirds of an inning in two outings with the Blue Jays before going on the DL and had a clean sheet.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder) was moved from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list Monday to make room on the 40-man roster for LHP Scott Diamond, who had his contract selected from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday. Morales has been on the disabled list since April 7 with what was described is fatigue kin his left shoulder. His progress has been slow.

LHP Franklin Morales (left shoulder fatigue) is throwing light bullpen sessions, but does not have a timetable for return, per MLB.com. Morales last pitched April 6 at Tampa Bay.

LHP Franklin Morales (shoulder fatigue) was put on the 15-day disabled list Sunday retroactive to Thursday. Morales warmed up in the bullpen during the game Friday against the Boston Red Sox. He felt something in his shoulder and was not used in the game. It is not considered serious at this point. RHP Marco Estrada, who made the start Sunday against the Red Sox was activated from the disabled list and took Morales' place on the 25-man roster.

LHP Franklin Morales was warming up in the bullpen during Friday's 8-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Manager John Gibbons decided not to use him when the pitcher felt something was not quite right. "Hopefully it's fine but it kind of threw us a little wrench in there," Gibbons said. It meant that RHP Jesse Chavez was used and he gave up the grand slam to INF/OF Brock Holt in the sixth inning that cut Toronto's lead to one run.

LHP Franklin Morales was signed by the Blue Jays to a one-year, $2 million deal on April 2. Toronto had been searching for a second left-hander in the bullpen after Aaron Loup went down with an elbow injury during the first week of camp.

Morales tossed a scoreless sixth inning to pick up his fifth hold of the season in Saturday's victory over the White Sox.

Morales continues to provide the Royals with consistency in middle relief, posting a 2.41 ERA and 1.02 WHIP on the year. In any other bullpen, the left-hander would be considered for a higher leverage role, but Kansas City's pen is simply too deep to allow this.

Morales allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk, strikout out two over two innings of relief Monday against the Yankees.

It was a bullpen day for the Royals after starter Jeremy Guthrie logged 11 earned runs over just one inning, and Morales was one of the names called upon to eat a few of the remaining innings. The 29-year-old has been reliable in relief this season, posting a 3.72 ERA and 0.93 WHIP, and has even collected three victories on the year. The depth of the Kansas City bullpen will make it difficult for Morales to work his way into higher-leverage situations, however.

Morales hit a monster home run Monday against the Twins, his second homer of the season.

Morales is off to a great start along with the rest of the team, hitting .414/.500/.724 in 29 at-bats.