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Schneider’s latest stint with the Blue Jays lasted roughly 24 hours as it appears Andrés Giménez (hamstring) will avoid a trip to the injured list for now. His departure clears a spot on Toronto’s active roster for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to return from the injured list.

The 27-year-old outfielder has really struggled during his time with the Jays this season, slashing a woeful .142/.295/.274 with three homers and 12 RBI in 140 plate appearances. He’ll add a right-handed bat to the bench with Josh Smith (hamstring) landing on the injured list on Friday.

Schneider simply hasn’t done enough at the highest level to hang onto a roster spot, hitting just .142 (16-for-113) with three homers, 12 RBI and one steal across 61 games for Toronto this season. The 27-year-old has put up some impressive numbers at Triple-A Buffalo, but he needs to show something in the majors for the Blue Jays to entrust him with a more extended opportunity again.

Schneider will get another look after hitting .298/.469/.660 with five homers in 15 games for Buffalo this month, but it could be a brief stint with Jesús Sánchez expected back soon. Schneider will likely play left field against lefties for now.

As expected, Schneider heads back to the minors with slugging prospect Sean Keys ascending to the big leagues. The 27-year-old has hit just .153/.282/.296 with three homers and one steal in 118 plate appearances over 49 games this season. His multi-position versatility is valuable in a bench role, but he simply hasn’t hit enough for the Blue Jays to justify keeping him around as they attempt to make a playoff push.

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.

He’ll sit against RHP Ben Brown in what appears to just be a routine day off. Clement had started all 15 games the Jays have played in June and is hitting a robust .294/.313/.443 on the season. Davis Schneider will start at second base in Clement’s absence.

Giménez suffered the injury while sliding back into first base during Saturday’s battle against the Yankees. He’s considered day-to-day. Davis Schneider will start in his place at second base against Will Warren and the Yankees on Sunday afternoon.

Schneider takes Daulton Varsho’s roster spot and figures to play against left-handed pitchers again. He was hitting just .127 when he was sent down in late May. Schneider hit .188/.550/.219 in 60 plate appearances with Buffalo, which seems ... really hard to do ... but isn’t out of line with what he was doing in the big leagues.

Schneider gets the boot from the active roster with Nathan Lukes (hamstring) ready to rejoin from the 10-day injured list. The 27-year-old has scuffled mightily to begin 2026 as seen in a .127 average over 71 at-bats, and while it seems likely he’ll be back at some point, it’s hard to see him being a relevant player in 2026.