The Toronto Blue Jays have selected LHP Tommy Milone to the active roster and he will be active for today’s game. To make room on the active roster, RHP Joel Payamps has been optioned to the club’s alternate training site and placed on the taxi squad. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Kirby Yates (right elbow surgery) has been transferred to the 60-day injured list.

Milone, 34, went 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA (2 ER/8.2 IP) and a 0.92 WHIP in three Spring Training games. He held a 6.69 ERA while splitting nine starts between the Orioles and the Braves last season. The 6-0, 215 lb. left-hander was traded from Baltimore to Atlanta on August 30 but had his season come to an end 11 days later when he landed on the injured list with left elbow inflammation. The native of Saugus, CA, was drafted by the Nationals in 2008 and has maintained a career 4.56 ERA while going 51-51 over the course of 10 Major League seasons.