Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is back for the BlueJays on Saturday vs. the Rays, and Santiago Espinal makes his MLB debut.
Gurriel Jr. was on the bench for the season opener as he had been day-to-day with left-side discomfort after catching a sacrifice fly during an intrasquad game. In 84 games last season, the 26-year-old slashed .277/.327/.541 to go along with 20 home runs and 50 RBI.
makes his MLB debut at third base after playing 122 games with double-A New Hampshire and triple-A Buffalo slashing .285/.345/.390 to go along with seven home runs and 71 RBI. Toronto acquired the 25-year-old in the June 2018 trade that sent Steve Pearce to the Boston Red Sox.
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