Blue Jays make massive roster announcement regarding Varsho, Springer and new players
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The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that Daulton Varsho is active for tonight's game and George Springer is going to the 7- Day IL ahead of the series against the Kansas City Royals.
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 OF Daulton Varsho reinstated from the 10-day IL and will be active tonight
🔹 RHP Louis Varland and 1B Ty France have reported to the team and will be active tonight
🔹 OF George Springer (concussion) placed on 7-day IL, retroactive to July 29
🔹 RHP Paxton Schultz optioned to Triple-A
🔹 OF Daulton Varsho reinstated from the 10-day IL and will be active tonight
🔹 RHP Louis Varland and 1B Ty France have reported to the team and will be active tonight
🔹 OF George Springer (concussion) placed on 7-day IL, retroactive to July 29
🔹 RHP Paxton Schultz optioned to Triple-A
For starters, outfielder Daulton Varsho has returned from a lengthy 52-game stint on the injured list due to a hamstring strain and was activated for Friday's series opener at the Rogers Centre.
Blue Jays newcomers Louis Varland and Ty France are active for tonight's game and Shane Bieber is in Toronto
As well, right-handed reliever Louis Varland, who was acquired just prior to Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline - has made it to the downtown dome and will be active for Friday's contest.
On the downside, after taking a pitch to the head in Baltimore, George Springer has been diagnosed with a concussion and has been placed on the seven-day injured list, retroactive to July 29.
On some levels, it will be a relief for Jays players to have the deadline behind them, knowing that the roster basically is set for the final two months of the regular season.
The return of Varsho, a popular teammate and an elite centre fielder, also is a huge injection into the clubhouse and has the possibility of feeling like another trade-deadline acquisition.
The Jays certainly will be looking to resume their recent hot run that has seen them sprint out to a 64-46 record and first place in the American League East, 3.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees.
The biggest of the deadline acquisitions, right-handed starter Shane Bieber, also made it to Toronto on Friday and had a busy afternoon schedule discussing what his next step will be as he continues to rehab from last year's Tommy John surgery.
Ty France came to the Jays with Varland, in the deadline day deal with the Minnesota Twins.
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