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Toronto Blue Jays' Closer Could Miss Rest of Season with Tough Injury

A tough season for the Toronto Blue Jays was made worse on Wednesday as it was learned that right-hander Jordan Romano could miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury. Here's the latest:

Brady Farkas

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano (68) pitches during the eighth inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 25.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano (68) pitches during the eighth inning of the game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 25. / Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports
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A tough season was made worse for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday as it was learned that All-Star closer Jordan Romano could be forced to miss the rest of the season because of an elbow procedure.

Per Blue Jays' reporter Keegan Mattheson on social media:

News: Jordan Romano underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow to repair an impingement.

He will be down from throwing for at least six weeks, the @BlueJays say.

Still TBD on whether he can return this season.

Romano has only thrown in 15 games this year and hasn't pitched since May 29. Even when he did pitch, he was rather ineffective, registering an ERA of 6.59 ERA in those appearances. He did record eight saves for Toronto and strike out 13 batters in 13.2 innings.

The 31-year-old native of Canada was an All-Star in each of the last two seasons and helped the Blue Jays get to the playoffs in both of those years. He's 20-17 lifetime with a 2.90 ERA. He saved 36 games in each of the last two seasons and has 105 in his career.

In his absence, it looks like the Jays will turn to Chad Green for the closing duties. He got the save on Tuesday as Toronto beat the Houston Astros. The Jays are 39-46 this season and in last place in the American League East. If they continue to slide, they become massive sellers at the trade deadline.

They'll take on the Astros once again on Wednesday night.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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