Blue Jays Outfielder Leaves Game With Injury

 

Blue Jays Manager Charlie Montoyo was visibly concerned during Wednesday night's game versus the Yankees when outfielder Teoscar Hernandez swung himself into some midsection soreness on his left arm side. Blue Jays beat writer Keegan Matheson quickly took to Twitter to report that Hernandez appeared to be in a poor state.  

Teoscar Hernandez was slow getting down the 1B line there...

He's uncomfortable getting back to the dugout. Looks like he's holding his left side. #BlueJays

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) April 14, 2022

 Hernandez was attempting to crush a signature Gerrit Cole fastball and pulled his swing too hard on the whiff. He finished the at-bat by lightly grounding out and then hobbling back to the dugout. Montoyo swapped him out of the game immediately, pinching outfielder Bradley Zimmer into his place. Reports of an upcoming MRI immediately started circulating on Twitter.

Teoscar Hernandez’s MRI on his left side will be conducted tomorrow. Blue Jays will know more about his injury then.

Hernandez says sensation felt similar to the oblique injury he suffered in 2020.

— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 14, 2022

 Hernandez was held out of twelve games during the 2021 season with an oblique injury that looked similar to this one.

While we wait for results of Teoscar Hernandez's MRI, a reminder he missed 12 games in Sept. 2020 with a left oblique injury ....

— Jeff Blair (@SNJeffBlair) April 14, 2022

 The Blue Jays fan base holds its breath as it awaits the MRI results, which should be released later today. Hernandez has been a key batter in the Blue Jays lineup since his breakout season in 2020. He represented Toronto in the 2021 All-Star game and has already been showing signs of consistency early in this season. The 29-year-old is batting .316 with a home run and 3 RBIs over 19 at-bats so far this year. He also has a healthy .435 OBP.     

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