Toronto Blue Jays Make Intriguing Luis Urias Announcement During Guardians Game
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Toronto Blue Jays Make Intriguing Luis Urias Announcement During Guardians Game
TORONTO, CANADA - AUGUST 2: Luis Urías #48 of the Toronto Blue Jays reacts on second base after hitting an RBI-double to score in Andrés Giménez #0 (not pictured) in the eighth inning of their MLB game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Rogers Centre on August 2, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) Getty
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 05: Andrés Giménez #0 and Luis Urías #48 of the Toronto Blue Jays react after a win against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on August 05, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) Getty
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: Luis Urías #48 of the Toronto Blue Jays rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the third inning against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) Getty
TheToronto Blue Jaysare currently wrapping up their series with theCleveland Guardians. Toronto is 1.5 games behind the Guards for the last AL Wild Card spot.
The Jays are leading 5-3 in the seventh inning, and during the Guardians-Blue Jaysmatinee showdown, Toronto made a notable announcement regarding infielder Luis Urias. Urias has been sidelined with an injury for the last month.
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Blue Jays Make Luis Urias Announcement
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 05:Andrés Giménez#0 andLuis Urías#48 of the Toronto Blue Jays react after a win against theHouston Astrosat Daikin Park on August 05, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
During the Guardians game on Thursday, the following transaction popped up on the Blue Jays roster move tracker:
"Toronto Blue Jays sent 2BLuis Uríason a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays."
Urías was placed on the IL on August 7, and was acquired by the Blue Jays in a trade with theArizona Diamondbacksin late June.
This is good news for the Jays, as they could be returning the services of Urías soon, who has been dealing with a right quad strain.
After it was announced that Luis Urias was in the batting order for Dunedin's game on Thursday, it was then announced that infielderRyan Cooneywould be replacing Urias in the lineup, which is an interesting development.
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Urias has played in 26 games for the Blue Jays so far this season, and he's batting .250 with three home runs and three doubles across 52 at-bats.
GettyWASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Luis Urías #48 of the Toronto Blue Jays rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the third inning against theWashington Nationalsat Nationals Park on July 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
Luis Urias has dealt with a few different injuries this season.
He was expected to have a role in the D-backs infield before the season, but he got injured at the start the season, then spent some time in the minors before being traded to the Jays.
There haven't been any further reports about why he was scratched from Dunedin's lineup on Thursday, but those could surface soon.
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Urias is an MLB veteran of nine seasons, and he carries a career batting average of .232 across 1845 total at-bats, with 63 total home runs and 229 RBI.
