C Miguel Montero (groin) was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Buffalo. He is hitting .231 with five homers in 57 games between the Cubs and Blue Jays.

C Miguel Montero was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right groin strain. Montero was batting .083 with one home run and three RBIs in 13 games with the Blue Jays as the primary backup to Russell Martin.

C Miguel Montero made his debut and became the fifth player to appear at catcher this season for the Blue Jays. He was 0-for-3 with a walk and scored the go-ahead run on 3B Russell Martin's bases-loaded walk in the eighth. "I thought he did a great job," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "He gives a good low target, he catches the ball nicely, he's got energy. I was impressed but you know he's been around awhile. If you can't catch, you don't last in the big leagues, I thought he did a great job not knowing these pitchers first go round."

C Miguel Montero officially joined the Blue Jays Tuesday when he was activated. Montero was obtained from the Chicago Cubs Monday after being designated for assignment last week following critical comments about Chicago pitchers struggling to hold baserunners. Montero was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game but is expected to serve as the primary backup for C Russell Martin.

C Miguel Montero was activated prior to Tuesday afternoon's game against the host New York Yankees. Backup catcher Luke Maile was placed on the 10-day disabled list with right knee inflammation to make room for Montero, who was acquired on Monday after being designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs. Chicago parted ways with Montero in the midst of a public spat that started when the 33-year-old criticized right-hander Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a loss to the Washington Nationals.

C Miguel Montero, acquired by Toronto from the Cubs for a player to be named or cash, will join the Blue Jays for the Tuesday game in New York. The Blue Jays obtained Montero after the Cubs designated him for assignment following critical comments he made last week about RHP Jake Arrieta's inability to hold runners on. Montero is hitting .286 with four homers and eight RBIs in 44 games. He also 1-for-32 throwing out baserunners.

C Miguel Montero was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays after being designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs last week. The veteran catcher learned of the trade five days after he was released in the midst of a public spat started when Montero criticized right-handed starter Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a loss to the Washington Nationals. Montero is 0-for-31 throwing out baserunners this season. The 33-year-old was primarily a backup to Willson Contreras in Chicago.

Miguel Montero was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays after being designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs last week.The veteran catcher learned of the trade on Monday, five days after he was released in the midst of a public spat started when Montero criticized right-handed starter Jake Arrieta for allowing seven stolen bases in a loss to the Washington Nationals.Montero is 0-for-31 throwing out baserunners this season.The 33-year-old was primarily a backup to Willson Contreras in Chicago. Cubs president Theo Epstein labeled Montero a "bad teammate" in explaining the decision to release him.He was batting .286 with four home runs and eight RBIs in 44 games.The Blue Jays opened a spot on their roster by transferring outfielder Darrell Ceciliani to the 60-day disabled list.

C Miguel Montero was designated for assignment Wednesday, one day after he blasted RHP Jake Arrieta for not holding runners on after the Nationals stole seven bases Tuesday. Manager Joe Maddon agreed with the move and said he felt his young team could become divided if the Cubs did not part ways with the catcher, who was throwing out less than five percent of would-be stealers.

C Miguel Montero was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Wednesday, one day after he publicly called out starter Jake Arrieta for seven stolen bases by the Nationals. The Cubs had yet to announce the move, but Montero confirmed it to MLB.com and took to social media to thank the city of Chicago and teammates for their support. His comments following Tuesday night's 6-1 setback to the Nationals likely played a role in the Cubs' decision to let him go. He batted .242 during his three seasons with the Cubs.

C Miguel Montero walked two in a scoreless inning Saturday against New York in his second career pitching appearance. He has pitched 2 1/3 career innings. He also had a two-run single.

C Miguel Montero was 1-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and a sacrifice fly. He's batting .356 (15-for-28) with three homers in his last 11 games.

C Miguel Montero, who backs up starter Willson Contreras, started his second straight game and had a double and two singles to raise his batting average to .393.

C Miguel Montero was 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs and a pair of RBIs and he had his second straight multi-hit game after going hitless in his first four contests. Montero drove in his first two runs of the season with the homer. He had two three-hit games last year.

PH Miguel Montero broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a pinch-hit grand slam in Game 1 of the NLCS on Saturday. It was the first time in major league history that a pinch-hit grand slam provided the game-winning run in a postseason game. It was also just the third pinch-hit grand slam in postseason history. "As a kid you dream of these situations and that's what you live for," Montero said.

C Miguel Montero clubbed his first pinch-hit home run since 2007 during a four-run ninth inning Sunday in the regular-season finale at Cincinnati. It was his 12th homer this season.

C Miguel Montero was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and recorded his second three-hit game of the season. He's now batting .344 with five RBIs in 11 games this month, including four multi-hit games. Montero is batting .320 with 15 RBIs in 31 games over the past two Septembers.

C Miguel Montero went 1-for-3 with a walk-off home run in the 10th inning to lead the Cubs to a 5-4 victory. It was his third career walk-off home run and fourth career walk-off RBI. It was his first walk-off homer since Aug. 12, 2015 also against Milwaukee.

C Miguel Montero has a .215 batting average for the season but has been a hot Cubs bat lately. On Thursday, he went 2-for-3 with a walk and is batting .387 in his last 12 games since Aug. 20, including four multi-hit efforts.

C Miguel Montero was 1-for-3 with an RBI for the second straight night, and he has driven in five runs in his past four games. He is batting .455 with two walks during that span.