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Max Rajcic RP | STL
Cardinals' Max Rajcic: Undergoes UCL reconstruction
Rajcic revealed on his Instagram account Thursday that he recently underwent a right elbow UCL reconstruction.
Rajcic has been sidelined since early July and indications had been his injury was serious, so it's not a surprise he ultimately went under the knife. The right-hander projects to be sidelined until late in the 2027 campaign, at minimum. Rajcic has yielded five runs with an 8:6 K:BB over nine innings out of the Cardinals' bullpen in 2026.
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Cedric Mullins CF | TB
Rays' Cedric Mullins: Out against right-hander
Mullins is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Toronto.
Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber has been pummeled by righties this season (1.140 OPS), so the lefty-swinging Mullins will begin the game on the bench. Righty bat Jonny DeLuca is grabbing a start in center field for Tampa Bay.
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Taylor Walls SS | TB
Rays' Taylor Walls: Held out of lineup
Walls (fingers) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Walls hyperextended the middle and ring fingers on his left hand on a slide into second base during Wednesday's contest. He was able to stay in and finish that game but will miss at least one start. Ben Williamson is handling shortstop in Thursday's series finale.
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Daulton Varsho CF | HOU
Blue Jays' Daulton Varsho: Absent from lineup
Varsho is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rays.
Righty Casey Legumina is opening for the Rays before lefty Ian Seymour handles bulk relief, so the lefty-swinging Varsho will begin the festivities on the bench. Varsho -- who has gone just 8-for-56 at the plate in July -- will yield center field to Myles Straw.
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Andres Gimenez SS | TOR
Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez: Exiting starting lineup
Gimenez is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Rays.
The Rays have a left-handed bulk reliever in Ian Seymour slated to pitch Thursday, hence the reasoning behind Gimenez taking a seat. Ernie Clement will slide over to shortstop, and Luis Urias will grab a start at second base.
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Patrick Corbin SP | TOR
Blue Jays' Patrick Corbin: Shelved by teres major strain
The Blue Jays placed Corbin on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a left teres major strain.
Manager John Schneider revealed Corbin has been dealing with the injury since before the All-Star break, and the lefty will be shut down for "multiple weeks" after an MRI showed a strain, per Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca. Corbin has been pitching in a long-relief role in July.
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Sean Keys 1B | TOR
Blue Jays' Sean Keys: Dispatched to minors
The Blue Jays optioned Keys to Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
With just three starts over the last 10 games, Keys hasn't been playing enough to justify his inclusion on the big-league roster, and he hasn't helped himself by going 6-for-36 with a 35.1 percent strikeout rate. He will be given regular reps again at Buffalo.
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Adam Macko RP | TEX
Blue Jays' Adam Macko: Moves up from Triple-A
The Blue Jays recalled Macko from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
Macko was sent down last week after giving up nine runs over his last four relief outings, but he's back to provide Toronto with a fresh arm in the bullpen. The lefty is absorbing the roster spot vacated by Patrick Corbin (shoulder), who was placed on the injured list.
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Jesse Scholtens RP | TB
Rays' Jesse Scholtens: Activated and optioned
The Rays activated Scholtens (wrist) from the 15-day injured list Thursday and optioned him to Triple-A Durham.
Scholtens is recovered from a right wrist strain that's shelved him since late May, but he will remain at Durham where he had been on a rehab assignment. The righty has logged a 3.82 ERA and 30:11 K:BB over 37.2 innings covering two starts and seven relief outings with the Rays this season.