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Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen on injured list with fractured finger

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The Toronto Blue Jays have placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger fracture. Jansen connects for a two-run home run off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chris Flexen in the sixth inning of a baseball game in Denver, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-David Zalubowski

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have placed catcher Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger fracture.

Jansen sustained the injury in the sixth inning of Friday's 13-9 win over the host Colorado Rockies. 

Jansen took a foul ball off his throwing hand. He'd hit a two-run homer to break a 2-2 tie in the top of the inning.

Tyler Heineman was recalled from triple-A Buffalo for Saturday's second-game of a three-game set in Denver.

The 32-year-old has appeared in nine games for the Jays this season after Toronto acquired him April 30 from Pittsburgh. 

Heineman compiled five hits, including a double, and scored a run in 16 at bats.

Toronto (74-61) is chasing the Texas Rangers for an American League wild-card spot.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 2, 2023.

The Canadian Press

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