Teoscar Hernandez earned a call-up by the Blue Jays on Friday, one month after arriving from the Astros in a deadline deal. Hernandez was the key return in the July deadline deal that sent Liriano to the American League West-leading Astros. “I got traded for a big guy,” said Hernandez, called up by the Jays in time to start in right field in Friday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Manager John Gibbons says Hernandez will see a decent amount of playing time over the final weeks of the season, and not just in right field. He’ll play some centre field, maybe a little left.” Getting Hernandez into the lineup right away was not a strategic move.

Source: thestar September 01, 2017 23:48 UTC