The Toronto Blue Jays added one more participant to the injured record Saturday when outfielder Nathan Lukes was positioned on the 10-day IL with a hamstring pressure.
In Friday night time’s 8-6 loss to the visiting Cleveland Guardians, Lukes led off the Toronto first towards Gavin Williams with a double to proper however hobbled into second with left hamstring discomfort. He was changed by pinch runner Davis Schneider, who took third on a flyout and scored on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s floor out.
Lukes began the season 2-for-31 whereas battling dizziness and imaginative and prescient issues brought on by vertigo earlier than notching 11 hits in his final 21 at-bats. He is hitting .250 with eight RBIs in 52 at-bats this season.
The 31-year-old performed seven seasons within the minors earlier than making his MLB debut with Toronto in 2023. He appeared in simply 51 video games over the 2023 and 2024 seasons earlier than turning into an on a regular basis participant final season, ending with a .255 batting common, 12 house runs and 65 RBIs throughout 135 video games.
In a corresponding transfer, the Blue Jays known as up outfielder Yohendrick Pinango from Triple-A Buffalo, the place the 23-year-old prospect was hitting .288 with three homers, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored in 92 plate appearances. He’ll seemingly be a backup to Myles Straw, who is anticipated to make the majority of appearances in Lukes’ absence.
To make room on the key league roster, Toronto moved right-handed pitcher Yimi Garcia (elbow) to the 60-day IL.
The damage to Lukes is the newest in a protracted line of Toronto gamers headed to the IL this season, a bunch of greater than a dozen gamers that additionally contains designated hitter George Springer (fractured left huge toe); outfielders Addison Barger (sprained left ankle) and Anthony Santander (torn labrum in left shoulder); catcher Alejandro Kirk (fractured left thumb); beginning pitchers Bowden Francis (elbow surgical procedure), Jose Berrios (stress fracture in proper elbow), Cody Ponce (torn ACL in proper knee), Shane Bieber (proper elbow irritation) and Trey Yesavage (shoulder).
In some excellent news for the Blue Jays, Yesavage is reportedly anticipated to return off the IL to start out Tuesday’s sport towards the Boston Pink Sox.
In much less excellent news, Yesavage is coming off 4 rehab appearances within the minor leagues with a 7.50 ERA and 1.750 WHIP throughout 12 innings. He struck out two batters however lasted simply 2.1 innings in his most up-to-date outing, which means the 22-year-old right-hander will seemingly be working beneath a pitch rely when he makes his season debut.
Toronto supervisor John Schneider expressed his frustration Saturday on the persevering with accidents, saying, “Seems like anybody who’s taking part in good is just not allowed to play anymore,” in response to Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae.
The Blue Jays sit in fourth place within the AL East standings with a 10-15 file. They face the Guardians Saturday afternoon within the second of a three-game collection in Toronto.
–Area Stage Media
