Blue Jays acquire catcher Montero

Cubs gave up on him after he blamed Arrieta for steals.

Veteran catcher Miguel Montero 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 twotime All-Star and cash for a player to be named or cash. 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, lefthanded 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.

Montero, 33, hit .286 with four homers in 44 games this season before he was designated for assignment. He has thrown out one of 31 base stealers this season.

Rangers: Reliever Jason Grilli was acquired from the Blue Jays for minor league outfielder Eduard Pinto and cash. Grilli was an All-Star in 2013 with 33 saves for Pittsburgh, and recorded 24 saves for Atlanta in 2015.

Rockies: Infielder/outfielder Ian Desmond (right calf ) was placed on the 10-day DL and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was reinstated after going on the DL with a strained right shoulder.

Brewers: Third baseman Travis Shaw was hit on the left hand by a 93 mph pitch Monday. Manager Craig Counsell said Shaw (.294, 17 HRs, 60 RBIs) suffered a contusion and was day to day.

Pirates: Catcher Francisco Cervelli was taken off the seven-day concussion disabled list. Reliever Edgar Santana was optioned to Triple-A.

Angels: The team said outfielder Mike Trout would not play in next week’s AllStar Game because he’ll still be rehabbing from surgery to repair a thumb ligament.

Home Run Derby: Gary Sanchez and rookie Aaron Judge, the Baby Bombers who lead the Yankees’ offense, will participate in Monday’s All-Star Home Run Derby at Miami.

Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton will defend his title. Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger, who leads the NL with 24 homers, also said he will compete. The Marlins’ Justin Bour and the Twins’ Miguel Sano also have said they will compete, so that leaves two spots open.