Jays get Montero

Cast off by the World Series champions, Miguel Montero has a new home north of the border. The veteran catcher was traded by the Chicago Cubs to Toronto six days after he blamed Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a 6-1 loss to Washington. Toronto acquired the two-time All-Star and cash for a player to be named or cash.

NEW YORK — Cast off by the World Series champions, Miguel Montero has a new home north of the border.

The veteran catcher was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, six days after he blamed Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a 6-1 loss to Washington.

Toronto acquired the two-time All-Star and cash for a player to be named or cash. Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons said Montero will join the team today at Yankee Stadium.

“I’ve heard some good things about him. I heard he can swing the bat. We’ll see. He’s a good, veteran, left-handed bat,” Gibbons said.

Chicago is paying Toronto $6,446,710 in seven installments through Oct. 6 as part of the trade, covering all but $515,039 of the $6,961,749 remaining of Montero’s $14 million salary this year. He is eligible for free agency after the World Series.

Montero hit .286 with 4 home runs and 8 RBI in 44 games this season and was designated for assignment Wednesday. He has thrown out one of 31 base stealers this season.

The 33-year-old from Venezuela has a .260 career average with 124 home runs and 542 RBI in 12 seasons with Arizona and the Cubs. His 10th-inning RBI single gave Chicago a tworun lead in Game 7 of last year’s World Series, a game the Cubs hung on to win 8-7 for their first title since 1908.

After the season, Montero said he wasn’t happy about his diminished role during the postseason.