Blue Jays starting catcher will undergo surgery on his left thumb tomorrow, per John Schneider. Kirk’s thumb was broken and dislocated by a foul tip over the weekend. We had hope that it would be a relatively simple recovery, but the need for surgery would aeem to suggesr a more complex and severe injury and thus probably a longer timeline for rehabilitation.
In other injury news, Addison Barger has not been put on the IL yet, and the team seems hopeful that he can avoid the need. Reports from the clubhouse are that the ankle he jammed yesterday is swollen and causing him to limp, though, which doesn’t portend well. At least we haven’t heard anything about a break or significant sprain, so hopefully if and IL stint is required it’ll be for the minimum. Newly acquired infielder Tyler Fitzgerald is with thr major league club as a taxi squad player, presumably to taoe Bargers roster spot if necessary, but no move has been made.
On the pitching side, Austin Voth has been DFA’d and Josh Fleming called up.. Voth provided 2.2 innings of adequate relief work in yesterday’s game, but they need a fresh arm for tonight and so he becomes a casualty of roster churn. Fleming is an experienced long reliever who’s played in parts of five MLB seasons, mostly with the Rays. He’s an excellent ground ball pitcher but doesn’t record many strikeouts and is too prone to the long ball. Still, he should be able to provide an appearance or two of tolerable relief before some of theor actual pitchers are ready.
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