The 23-year-old outfielder — the Blue Jays’ No. On Saturday, it paid off in a call-up to join the Blue Jays for the second game of their series against the Rays in Tampa — a 5-3 loss in the end. Alford didn’t get into the game, but the Jays are thin in the outfield with left fielder Curtis Granderson day-to-day, nursing a groin injury. Manager John Gibbons was ejected for the second time on the Jays’ eight-game road trip, which ends Sunday. Touted by the Blue Jays coaching staff for his improved baseball instincts over the course of spring training, Alford — a former college football player — admitted he was young and raw when he first arrived at spring training in 2015.

Source: thestar May 05, 2018 20:03 UTC