McAdoo leading off and playing left field

Okamoto winds up being scratched for the second straight game due to a knee issue. It’s fair to wonder if he’ll require a trip to the injured list or the Blue Jays are merely being cautious. It’ll be rookie Charles McAdoo, who homered in his return to the big leagues on Monday night, taking over at third base once again.

McAdoo wasn’t even in Toronto’s initial lineup until Kazuma Okamoto was scratched with a knee contusion. He broke a scoreless stalemate with a fifth-inning solo shot into the right-field stands. It was his first round-tripper since homering in his big-league debut back on May 29.

Okamoto gets an opportunity to rest and recover with rookie Charles McAdoo taking over at the hot corner. The 30-year-old has really struggled at the plate since the All-Star break, which has pulled down his overall numbers, but he still has 24 homers in 116 games during his stateside debut. He’s been one of the few bright spots for the Blue Jays during a bizarre season. He’s day-to-day heading into the final three games of the series.

McAdoo receives another chance in a reserve role with the Blue Jays after hitting .160 (4-for-25) with one homer and three RBI during an eight-game stint at the highest level earlier this season. He’s an interesting talent, and his defensive versatility makes him an ideal fit in a multi-positional bench role.

With Daulton Vasho returning from the injured list on Saturday, someone needed to get the boot from the Jays’ bench and McAdoo wound up being the odd man out this time around. The 24-year-old hit .160 (4-for-25) with a homer, three RBI and a 6/0 K/BB ratio in his limited time with the Jays. He’ll return to an everyday role at the Triple-A level until he’s needed again.

The 27-year-old slugger was held out of Saturday’s lineup due to tightness in his lower back. There haven’t been any rumblings yet of Guerrero requiring a stint on the injured list, though that could change if this lingers into next week. Charles McAdoo will start in his place at first base and will bat ninth for the Jays against Will Warren and the Yankees on Sunday afternoon in Toronto.

Guerrero’s stunning power outage has lingered until almost midseason as he’s recorded just three round-trippers through 68 games this season after eclipsing 30 homers in three of the last five years. The 27-year-old franchise cornerstone receives some time off to address a lower back issue after hitting .184 (7-for-38) with three RBI across 10 games since the start of June. He went 1-for-5 with a double and an RBI during Friday’s series opener. It’ll be rookie Charles McAdoo filling in at the cold corner to face Yankees rising ace Cam Schlittler on Saturday afternoon.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters they’re trying to shake things up for Guerrero and will see how it goes. It’ll be rookie Charles McAdoo at first base and hitting ninth with a scuffling George Springer getting a mental break. The 27-year-old fantasy superstar has just three homers through 65 games this season. He’s obviously capable of erupting for an extended power surge at any moment based on his track record. It’ll be a pair of certifiable beefy baseball boys in Guerrero and Phillies counterpart Kyle Schwarber atop their respective lineups in the Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.

It was a memorable major-league debut for McAdoo as he crushed an opposite-field shot into the right-field seats off Orioles starter Trevor Rogers for his first career hit. The unheralded 24-year-old prospect figures to split time at several positions as a role player with the Blue Jays, but he possesses an interesting blend of skills. He’s a name to watch in extremely deep mixed leagues and AL-only formats.

He was hitting .250/.356/.436 at Buffalo this year, coming over from the Pirates in a deadline Isiah Kiner-Falefa trade in 2024. He’ll have a chance to play Lenyn Sosa off the roster while Sosa is on IL with a wrist contusion, but isn’t in the Thursday starting lineup.