Zeuch drops in for first visit at Rogers Centre

TORONTO — The Blue Jays had a special visitor on Tuesday afternoon as T.J. Zeuch, the team’s first-round selection in the 2016 Draft, made his first visit to Rogers Centre.

Zeuch, rated Toronto’s eighth-highest prospect by MLBPipeline.com, recently completed his first professional season. Across three levels, the 6-foot-7 right-hander went 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA.

The Pittsburgh Panthers product features a four-pitch mix, with a fastball that sits in the mid 90’s, in addition to his curveball, slider and changeup. Zeuch said his focus this season was based around improving the consistency of his secondary offerings, and working on improving his changeup to complement the fastball.

“My changeup has come a long way from where it was,” Zeuch said. “That’s the biggest focus for me, is getting that better. My curveball has always been my out-pitch, so just continuing to improve that, being able to throw that for strikes whenever I need to.”

Toronto made Zeuch the 21st overall selection in the Draft, and the Mason, Ohio, native pitched 34 innings in the Minor Leagues, while striking out …

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