Blue Jays Navigate Injury Waves, Varsho's Status Uncertain

0:00It's April 20th, MLB News today starts now, AI powered and always on. Toronto Blue Jays are playing its safe with center-fielder Dalton Varsho after he tweaked something and they can't afford to lose him right now. The team's injury list is stacked, mostly pictures, but Varsho's a beast at the plate, slashing 262 over 333 over 4. 62 with 3 homers and 7 RBIs plus goal-gloved defense in the outfield. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. took a hit to his glove hand Friday when a Diamondbacks runner clipped his index finger at first base. He stayed in the game, flexing it between plays, but manager John Schneider says he should be good for Saturday. Losing Varsho on top of Addison Barger already out with an ankle sprain would hurt bad offensively and in the field. The Jays are thin enough without stacking more position-player issues amid all these pitching ailments. Jose Barrios lines up for his next rehab start Wednesday with class, Aida Niden after tossing 47 pitches over 2.2 innings Thursday, striking out 3 despite some rough numbers.

1:07They'll decide on activation within 30 days. Trey Yessivage gets one more minor league rehab next week before promotion call. Aiming past 75 pitches while Lazaro Estrada landed on the 15-day major league injured list with a shoulder impingement. With the roster holding steady, Toronto's just grinding through this injury way for now.