Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins made a late trade deadline day deal just before the 6 p.m. ET cutoff on Thursday, acquiring reliever Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France from the Twins while sending outfielder Alan Roden and lefty pitcher Kendrys Rojas to Minnesota.

The Minnesota Twins, who sit in fourth place in the American League Central, finished off their liquidation sale by making deals with a pair of AL East teams ahead of Thursday's deadline. The Twins dealt right-handed reliever Griffin Jax to the Tampa Bay Rays,