Lauer is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Rays, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. The veteran left-hander is getting another turn through the rotation with Jose Berrios (elbow) making a fourth minor-league rehab start. Lauer surrendered seven runs to the Twins on April 11 but has otherwise been a more respectable fill-in starter with a 4.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 17:8 K:BB in his other five outings.
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| L/R | 6'7" | 240 | 37 | |
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R/R | 6'0" | 205 | 31 |
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R/R | 6'3" | 200 | 30 |
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R/R | 6'3" | 223 | 24 |
Dylan Cease
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R/R | 6'2" | 200 | 30 |
| L/L | 6'4" | 225 | 36 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 29 |
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R/R | 5'10" | 180 | 27 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 180 | 25 | |
| L/L | 6'2" | 220 | 29 | |
| R/L | 6'2" | 215 | 24 | |
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R/R | 6'5" | 220 | 30 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 195 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 196 | 25 | |
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R/R | 6'1" | 230 | 35 |
| L/R | 6'2" | 205 | 35 | |
| L/R | 6'3" | 215 | 34 | |
| R/R | 6'5" | 205 | 36 | |
Jeff Hoffman
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R/R | 6'5" | 235 | 33 |
Eric Lauer
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R/L | 6'3" | 209 | 30 |
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Chase Lee
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R/R | 6'0" | 170 | 27 |
| L/L | 6'2" | 195 | 29 | |
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Adam Macko
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L/L | 6'0" | 170 | 25 |
Joe Mantiply
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R/L | 6'4" | 219 | 35 |
| L/R | 6'3" | 180 | 25 | |
Tommy Nance
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R/R | 6'6" | 235 | 35 |
| R/R | 5'10" | 155 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'5" | 206 | 33 | |
| L/L | 6'2" | 197 | 29 | |
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R/R | 6'6" | 255 | 32 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 190 | 31 | |
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R/R | 6'0" | 165 | 29 |
Tyler Rogers
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R/R | 6'3" | 180 | 35 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 230 | 23 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 208 | 41 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 225 | 32 | |
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L/L | 6'4" | 220 | 23 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 180 | 25 | |
| L/R | 6'1" | 205 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 215 | 33 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 210 | 31 | |
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R/R | 6'4" | 215 | 27 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 22 |
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| B/R | 5'10" | 190 | 34 | |
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R/R | 5'8" | 245 | 27 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 205 | 29 | |
| R/R | 5'9" | 210 | 27 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 207 | 29 |
| B/R | 6'0" | 225 | 25 |
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| R/R | 6'0" | 170 | 30 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 161 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 245 | 27 | |
| R/R | 5'7" | 153 | 28 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 193 | 23 | |
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Lenyn Sosa
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R/R | 5'11" | 210 | 26 |
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| L/R | 6'2" | 190 | 23 | |
| B/R | 5'10" | 150 | 23 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 215 | 25 | |
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L/R | 5'11" | 180 | 31 |
| L/L | 5'11" | 170 | 23 | |
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B/R | 6'1" | 230 | 31 |
| L/L | 5'11" | 205 | 24 | |
| R/R | 5'8" | 190 | 27 | |
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R/R | 6'1" | 220 | 36 |
| R/R | 5'9" | 178 | 31 | |
| L/R | 6'3" | 222 | 28 | |
| L/R | 5'8" | 207 | 29 |
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The Toronto Blue Jays activated OF George Springer from the 10-day injured list.
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The Toronto Blue Jays designated OF Eloy Jiménez for assignment.
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April 28
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The Toronto Blue Jays activated RHP Trey Yesavage from the 15-day injured list.
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The Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Chase Lee to the minors.
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April 27
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The Toronto Blue Jays placed RHP Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list.
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The Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Chase Lee from the minors.
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The Toronto Blue Jays placed OF Nathan Lukes on the 10-day injured list.
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The Toronto Blue Jays transferred RHP Yimi García to the 60-day injured list following right elbow ulnar nerve and AC joint surgery.
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The Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of OF Yohendrick Pinango from the minors.
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Lauer is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Rays, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. The veteran left-hander is getting another turn through the rotation with Jose Berrios (elbow) making a fourth minor-league rehab start. Lauer surrendered seven runs to the Twins on April 11 but has otherwise been a more respectable fill-in starter with a 4.57 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 17:8 K:BB in his other five outings.
Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Twins. Okamoto made things interesting in the ninth inning with his two-run blast off Justin Topa, cutting the Blue Jays' deficit to one. Okamoto has been on a tear at the plate, hitting four homers in his last three games. He's boosted his slash line to .236/.319/.472 through 138 plate appearances with nine home runs and 22 RBI this season.
Heineman relayed after Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Twins that he was removed from the game in the sixth inning in a "manager's decision" rather than due to any sort of physical issue, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports. After taking an at-bat with the bases loaded in the top half of the sixth, Heineman was lifted from the game in the bottom of the frame in a move that seemed to signal that the veteran backstop was dealing with an injury. Instead, manager John Schneider said that he opted to pull Heineman from the game due to the poor at-bat, which ended with a weak flyout after the 34-year-old swung at a first-pitch breaking ball. Heineman had already begun to lose out on playing time to Brandon Valenzuela, and his 0-for-3 showing prior to exiting Sunday's game won't help Heineman's case for regaining work.
Yesavage (1-1) took the loss Sunday against the Twins, allowing a run on five hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out six. It wasn't a bad outing overall for Yesavage, as he held the Twins to a lone run on a two-out single in the opening frame, though he only managed to make it through four innings, throwing 82 pitches. In two starts since returning from the IL, the 22-year-old Yesavage has given up just one run on nine hits while striking out nine over 9.1 innings. Yesavage is tentatively lined up to face the Angels at home his next time out.
Heineman went 0-for-3 before being removed from Sunday's game against the Twins in the bottom of the sixth due to an apparent injury, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports. The Blue Jays haven't confirmed that Heineman is hurt, but the fact that he batted in the top of the frames with the bases loaded before being replaced by Brandon Valenzuela behind the dish in the bottom of the inning indicates that Heineman is likely dealing with a physical concern. Heineman and Valenzuela have been splitting time at catcher since Alejandro Kirk (thumb) landed on the injured list April 4.
Valenzuela is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. Tyler Heineman will draw the start behind the plate Sunday, but Valenzuela may have overtaken him as the Blue Jays' preferred option at the position while top backstop Alejandro Kirk (thumb) remains on the injured list. Valenzuela started in three of the previous four games and owns a .680 OPS on the season, clearing Heineman's mark (.423) by more than 250 points.
Springer is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports. Springer was forced out of Saturday's 11-4 win in the third inning after being hit by a pitch in the left foot, right near the same spot of the big toe that he previously fractured April 11. Fortunately for Springer, X-rays revealed no new damage to his foot, but the veteran will need at least one day off while he's presumably still dealing with some soreness. With Springer on the bench for the series finale in Minnesota, Yohendrick Pinango will get a look in the leadoff spot.
Sosa went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and an additional RBI on Saturday against the Twins in an 11-4 victory. Sosa kicked off the scoring for Toronto with a 415-foot solo shot in the second inning. He added another RBI on an infield single in the eighth. The long ball was Sosa's first of the season in his 24th game after he went deep 22 times across 140 contests with the White Sox last year. Overall, he's slashing a modest .257/.254/.386 and has yet to take a walk over 72 plate appearances on the campaign, but he may be heating up after going 5-for-9 across his past two games.