- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
Short-handed Blue Jays have Saunders sit out
- Updated: July 20, 2016
PHOENIX — Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders missed Wednesday afternoon’s game against the D-Backs because he had to return home for personal reasons.
Toronto manager John Gibbons does not expect Saunders’ absence to be a long one. The All-Star likely will re-join the Blue Jays in time for their series opener against the Mariners on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
“I don’t think so,” Gibbons said when asked if Saunders would be away from the team for a few days.”
Utilityman Darwin Barney took Saunders’ spot in left field for the series finale in Arizona. It was Barney’s first career appearance at that position during his big league career, and the first time he played there since 2006, when he was with the U.S. Junior team.
Toronto is temporarily playing with a short bench because outfielder Ezequiel Carrera is dealing with a sore left Achilles. Carrera has been out …
continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com
