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Piñango leading off for Blue Jays on Thursday

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Yohendrick Piñango

TOR Left Fielder #46

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Yohendrick Piñango is starting in right field and batting first against the Rays on Thursday.

The Rays are using Casey Legumina as an opener and then turning to left-hander Ian Seymour, so this may simply be about the Blue Jays getting a left-handed hitter up against a right-handed opener. However, Piñango has now started both games since being recalled from Triple-A. Jesús Sánchez is nearing a return, but the Blue Jays appear to be sellers at the trade deadline, so Piñango may get a chance at everyday at-bats for the rest of the season. Before being recalled on Wednesday, he had hit .267/.313/.413 in 160 MLB plate appearances with five home runs and 20 RBI. He also posted a 7.1 percent barrel rate, 45.1 percent hard-hit rate, and a 75.7 mph bat speed, suggesting that there could be more in the tank.

- Eric Samulski

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Blue Jays optioned OF Yohendrick Piñango to Triple-A Buffalo.

Piñango hit .260/.306/.396 in 180 plate appearances for the Jays this year, almost all of which was against right-handed pitching. He returns to a .272/.357/.472 line in Buffalo. The 24-year-old will await his next opportunity in the International League.
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Blue Jays recalled OF Yohendrick Piñango from Triple-A Buffalo.

Piñango is in left field and hitting fifth for Wednesday’s series finale against the division-rival Rays. The 24-year-old old rookie is a bit of a defensive liability, but he’s got some thunder in his bat, which the Blue JHays could certainly use.
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TOR Left Fielder #46

Blue Jays optioned OF Yohendrick Piñango to Triple-A Buffalo.

Piñango hit just .174 (4-for-23) with one homer during eight games with the Blue Jays after being brought back on June 27 to replace an injured Jesús Sánchez (ankle). The 24-year-old rookie outfielder makes plenty of loud contact, but he’s a bit of a liability defensively and remains a work in progress.
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TOR Left Fielder #46

Blue Jays recalled OF Yohendrick Piñango from Triple-A Buffalo.

Piñango remains a defensive liability, but the Blue Jays are probably willing to overlook that if he’s running a 45 percent hard-hit rate. The 24-year-old rookie was just shipped back to the minors earlier this week after hitting .283/.331/.433 with four homers and 18 RBI in 138 plate appearances. He gets another look at the highest level with Jesús Sánchez requiring a trip to the injured list with a sprained ankle.
Yohendrick Piñango

TOR Left Fielder #46

Blue Jays optioned OF Yohendrick Piñango to Triple-A Buffalo

Piñango is having a solid season overall, hitting .283/.331/.433 with four home runs in 136 plate appearances, but he had slowed down of late and made just two starts this past week. The Blue Jays valued David Schneider’s defensive versatility and his ability to handle left-handed pitching, so Piñango was sent down with Luis Urias joining the team.
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Luis Urías will join the Blue Jays after being acquired from the Diamondbacks in a trade Sunday.

Although Urías’s official transactions page said he’s been assigned to Buffalo, he will be headed to the majors. According to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith, Urías trigged an upward mobility cause in his contract, which led to the D-backs trading him. Davis Schneider has played well since his recall, so perhaps Yohendrick Pinango will lose his spot to Urías. An Ernie Clement IL stint might also be a possibility.
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Jesús Sánchez (wrist) is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s contest against the Braves.

Sánchez is at DH and hitting cleanup following a brief one-game absence after being hit on the wrist by a ball that was thrown from the stands during Sunday’s game against Baltimore. He appears to have avoided serious injury and isn’t expected to miss any additional time. It’ll be George Springer getting a maintenance day with rookie Yohendrick Piñango picking up another start in right field on Wednesday evening at Truist Park.
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Jesús Sánchez (wrist) is out of the lineup for Tuesday’s series opener against the Braves.

Sánchez likely would’ve been in the lineup against righty Bryce Elder on Tuesday night had he not suffered a right wrist contusion when he was struck by a ball that was thrown from the stands during Sunday’s game against the Orioles. It was a bizarre incident, and by all accounts a misunderstanding by a fan, but Sánchez seems to have avoided serious injury. He’s day-to-day for now. It’ll be hard-hitting rookie Yohendrick Piñango taking over in right field in his absence.
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Yohendrick Pinango went 2-for-2 and swatted a three-run homer on Sunday afternoon, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Blue Jays past the Orioles.

The 24-year-old outfielder didn’t even start the game, he entered after Jesús Sánchez was struck by a fan-thrown ball while in the outfield during the fifth inning. He made the most of his time in the lineup though, smacking a single to center in the seventh inning and then a 421-foot two-run shot off of Tyler Wells in the eighth. On the season, Pinango is now slashing .294/.333/.447 with three homers and 16 RBI in his first 90 plate appearances.
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Yohendrick Pinango went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Marlins on Tuesday.

Pinango’s home run was his second. He hit a solo shot off Sandy Alcantara in the sixth inning. Pinango’s hitting .303 with 12 RBI in 76 at-bats. He hit fifth in the batting order and is worth a look in deeper fantasy leagues.

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Padres signed RHP Ryan Weiss to a one-year deal with a 2028 club option.

Weiss had his $5 million club option declined by the Astros at the end of October, and he didn’t take long to find a new club. The right-hander was atrocious in 2026 with a 7.62 ERA and 30/20 K/BB ratio over 26 innings before being designated for assignment. He’ll likely be handed a middle-inning role to begin 2027, but it’s worth noting that Bass does have an option left so he’s not a lock to make San Diego out of spring training.
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Randy Rodríguez experienced some elbow pain in the Arizona Fall League, Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said Tuesday.

So, there was a little more to the Giants shutting down Rodríguez after three appearances in his return from Tommy John surgery. It also explains why Posey doesn’t want to count on Rodríguez as a closer to begin next year. It sounds like the Giants remain optimistic that Rodríguez will be ready to go in the spring.
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Troy Watson has signed with the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO.

He’ll get a $700,000 salary with a $300,000 signing bonus. Watson, 29, was added to a 40-man roster for the first time in July, when the Tigers opted to protect him instead of letting him leave for an opportunity elsewhere. However, they never called him up afterwards, and neither did the Mariners after they claimed him off waivers in August. He ended up with a 3.14 ERA in 80 1/3 innings in the minors, and the Mariners outrighted him earlier this month, clearing the way for his move to Asia.
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Phillies signed C Brian Navarreto to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

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