The Toronto Blue Jays positioned infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa on the 10-day injured record on Tuesday as a result of a sprained left knee.
In a corresponding transfer, the Blue Jays recalled shortstop Leo Jimenez from Triple-A Buffalo. Jimenez is ready to make his main league debut.
Kiner-Falefa, 29, was scratched from Monday’s recreation as a result of he felt one thing in his knee whereas stretching, supervisor John Schneider mentioned after the 3-1 loss to the visiting Houston Astros. The transfer is retroactive to Monday.
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In his first season with Toronto, after signing a two-year, $15 million contract, Kiner-Falefa is batting .292 with seven dwelling runs, 33 RBIs, a .338 on-base proportion, .420 slugging proportion and .758 OPS.
A fourth-round choice by the Texas Rangers in 2013, Kiner-Falefa is a profession .264 hitter with 33 homers and 236 RBIs in 729 video games for the Rangers (2018-21), New York Yankees (2022-23) and Blue Jays.
He received the American League Gold Glove for third basemen in 2020.
Jimenez, 23, is ranked the Blue Jays’ No. 5 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The native of Panama was batting .271 with eight doubles, seven dwelling runs and 23 RBIs in 57 video games at Buffalo.
