Glaus heading north of the border

D'backs slugger waives no-trade clause, opts to join Blue Jays

? Troy Glaus got a look at the rebuilt Toronto Blue Jays and waived his right to block a trade up north.

The Arizona Diamondbacks dealt the power-hitting Glaus and top minor-league shortstop prospect Sergio Santos to the Blue Jays on Tuesday for Gold Glove second baseman Orlando Hudson and pitcher Miguel Batista.

“With the moves that they made, and things that they’ve been able to do, this team seems poised to make a run. We’re young and very, very talented,” said Glaus, who had a limited no-trade clause that included the Blue Jays.

Glaus led Arizona in homers (37) and RBIs (97), playing in 149 games in his only season with the Diamondbacks despite occasional flare-ups of a strained tendon in the back of his left knee.

He was the 2002 World Series MVP for Anaheim, following a season in which he had a career-high 111 RBIs. In 2000, Glaus led the AL with 47 homers.