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- Updated: May 18, 2016
TORONTO — After an impressive stretch with the Class A Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays, Devon Travis will make his way to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday to continue his rehab assignment.
The second baseman is recovering from offseason surgery on his left shoulder and has hit safely in all four games with Dunedin since starting his rehab stint on Friday. Travis, 25, has gone 5-for-14 with two doubles, five RBIs and a run scored.
“Just to get to that level, he’s moving up the ladder, and that’s a good sign,” said Blue Jays bench coach DeMarlo Hale, the team’s acting manager with John Gibbons serving a three-game suspension. “That’s a sign that he’s getting healthy. I think at the Triple-A level, it’s definitely beneficial for him because he’s going to see much better pitchers — pitchers that might try to set him up in a situation that he’s going to see up here.”
The timing could not be better for the Blue Jays, as the team has struggled at the plate early this season after leading the Majors with 891 runs last year.
When Travis returns to the Blue Jays, he is expected to serve as the team’s everyday second baseman. Current …
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