Blue Jays – Toronto has called up left-hander Adam Macko ahead of Sunday’s rubber match against the Detroit Tigers, while placing righty reliever Tommy Nance on the 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort.
The Blue Jays made a bullpen change with real timing pressure, calling up Canadian Adam Macko for Sunday’s rubber match against the Detroit Tigers.
Toronto also placed right-handed reliever Tommy Nance on the 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort, a move announced as the team looked to steady a tight series situation. Sunday’s game is set for 1:40 p.m. ET / 10:40 a.m. PT, with the broadcast scheduled on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
Macko had been on the team’s taxi squad on Saturday as Toronto weighed options in the bullpen for Game 2 of the series against Detroit. The left-hander has appeared in 13 games for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons this season, posting a 4.50 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP.
Toronto’s promotion carries some notable baseball background: Macko was originally drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2019. then was acquired by the Blue Jays in 2022 as part of the Teoscar Hernández trade.. He also represented Canada at the World Baseball Classic this year. appearing in three games. pitching 2.1 innings. striking out four. and not allowing a run.
Nance, 25, had been a steady part of the Blue Jays’ relief group. He posted a 3.86 ERA in 21 innings across 20 appearances this season and made an appearance in Saturday’s game against Detroit, pitching the seventh inning and striking out one to help keep a tie.
What makes the timing uncomfortable for Toronto is that the Blue Jays had Nance working the game before he was moved to the 15-day IL with right forearm discomfort, and it remains unclear how the injury happened.
Macko’s path to Toronto and Nance’s sudden placement on the IL line up with the same weekend decision-making: Macko was on the taxi squad while bullpen choices were being weighed for Game 2. and then. after Nance appeared in Saturday’s contest against Detroit. the team shifted him to the 15-day injured list and brought Macko into the majors for Sunday’s decisive rubber match.
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