In a statement, Jays general manager Ross Atkins said Hoffman will get a chance to close games, the role that Jordan Romano filled for most of the last four seasons.

That’s the Toronto Blue Jays, the franchise that drafted Hoffman with the ninth overall pick in the 2014 MLB draft. The team confirmed Friday night that it had signed Hoffman, one of the game’s top relief pitchers, to a three-year, $33 million deal.