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Toronto Blue Jays Lose Key Reliever to Injured List, Recall Former Top Prospect

The Toronto Blue Jays have placed reliever Chad Green on the injured list with a teres major issue and they've recalled former top prospect Nate Pearson.

Brady Farkas

Apr 8, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Chad Green (57) delivers a
Apr 8, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Chad Green (57) delivers a / Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
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The Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Diego Padres on Saturday night, 5-2, at Petco Park. The win move the Jays to 12-9 on the year and gave them wins in each of the first two games of this series, however the news wasn't all good.

Before the game, it was announced that key reliever Chad Green was being placed on the injured list with a right teres major strain. Former top prospect Nate Pearson was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo.

Per Shi Dividi of SportsNet, who had the information:

Chad Green hitting the IL with a right teres major strain, John Schneider. Nate Pearson is up from Buffalo and joining the Blue Jays for tonight.

At this point, there's no timetable for Green's return, but it will be at least a few weeks before he's back in the bullpen. While it is a tough loss, fortunately Toronto just got back Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano, so the 'pen is still largely in tact.

The 32-year-old South Carolina native Green is in his ninth year in the big leagues with the New York Yankees and Blue Jays. Lifetime he's 37-22, having spent time as both a starter and a reliever in his career. He's been a reliever exclusively though since 2020 and owns 13 career saves.

He has a 3.21 career ERA.

The Blue Jays and Padres will play again on Sunday afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET. Chris Bassitt (2-2, 4.03 ERA) pitches for Toronto while Joe Musgrove (2-2, 6.29 ERA) goes for San Diego.

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Brady Farkas
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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