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It looked like Urías might be back next week, but that’s not happening now. Charles McAdoo will continue to have a role against lefties with Urías out.

No word on a timeline for Urias, but we’d expect him to miss at least a few weeks. Urias was hitting .250/.322/.481 for the Jays while mostly playing second base. Davis Schneider will probably get more reps there in Urias’ absence.

Urías suffered the injury while running the bases during Thursday’s game. The Jays should have a better idea on a timeline for his return and whether or not he’ll require a trip to the injured list after Friday’s exam.

The 29-year-old infielder suffered the injury while rounding first base on his double in the first inning. He remained in the game to run the bases for himself but was replaced when the Jays took the field in the next half inning. Expect the club to provide an update on his status as soon as more information becomes available.

Urías had the opportunity to pinch-hit for Davis Schneider in the eighth inning and wound up squeaking a single by Masyn Winn to drive in the go-ahead run and an insurance run to put the Jays up 3-1. Urías now has six RBI on the season, with all six coming in the month of July.

Urías’s home run was his third of the season. He hit a solo shot off Eddy Yean in the third inning. Urías has had a fall from grace in the past few years after putting up multiple seasons with at least 3.0 WAR earlier in his career. He’s seeing most of his starts with the Blue Jays against left-handed pitching, though this home run was off a right-handed pitcher. Urías is hitting .237 with an .826 OPS and four RBI.

It sounds like a precautionary move and fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now. It’ll be rookie Sean Keys moving over to cover first base with Ernie Clement at the hot corner and Luis Urías entering the lineup at second. Guerrero has been through a tough season at the plate with just four home runs across 81 games. There should be an update on his status following Tuesday’s contest in Toronto.

Clement has been battling left hip soreness. The versatile 30-year-old figures to be available off the bench in this contest and is presumably day-to-day heading into a four-game series against the Rangers. It’ll be Luis Urías drawing into Toronto’s lineup for the second consecutive game in his absence.

Urías’s homer was a 363-footer down the left field line. He started at second base today with Ernie Clement absent. It’s unclear if he’ll stick on the Blue Jays roster as Lenyn Sosa and Addison Barger make their way back in the coming weeks, but that just means he’s auditioning for everyone right now. The homer was his 61st in 583 games since he debuted with the Padres in 2018.

Urías was acquired from the Diamondbacks on Saturday and will now officially join the Blue Jays roster. Urías was hitting .361/.393/.546 with three homers in 27 games for Triple-A Reno and should fill a utility role off the bench for the Blue Jays.