The Blue Jays announced a trio of transactions this morning, including the placement of catcher on the seven-day concu sion-related injured list. Catcher s contract was selected from Triple-A to take Heinemans spot on the active roster, and left-hander was designated for a signment to open up space on the 40-man roster. Heineman has been an unexpected force at the plate this season, hitting a whopping .396/.412/.542 over 51 plate appearances while acting as s backup. That hot start to the season will now be put on hold for at least seven days, as Heineman will get some time to recover after a rough game on Thursday. During Torontos 7-6 win over San Diego, Heineman was visibly shaken up after a pair of foul balls ricocheted off his mask, though he stayed behind the plate and caught 10 of the games 11 innings. With Heineman sidelined, Sanchez will get his first MLB action of the 2025 season, and hell make his Blue Jays debut as the starting catcher in todays game with the Rays. Thirty-one of his Sanchezs 38 career Major League games came with the Marlins last season, which marked the backstops Shaun Livingston Jersey first taste of the Show since the 2021 season. His seven previous big league games came with the Mets and Cardinals in 2020-21, and Sanchez has also suited up at the minor league level in the farm systems of the Tigers, Diamondbacks, and Cubs over his 12-year pro career. Known more for his glovework than his bat, Sanchez has hit .264/.327/.363 over 2588 career PA in the minors, and he has a more solid .253/.324/.440 in 102 PA with Triple-A Buffalo this season. Sanchez is out of minor league options, so once Heineman is healthy, the Jays will have to designate Sanchez for a signment and have him clear waivers in order to send him back to Buffalo. The catcher would have the ability to turn down an outright a signment and elect free agency, since Sanchez has been previously outrighted in his career. Walker was another offseason signing for Toronto, inked to a split contract for an MLB minimum salary prorated over his time on the Blue Jays active roster. His time on the 26-man lasted only a couple of weeks, as Walker had a 7.20 ERA in five innings over three appearances in late April and early May. That brief amount of work at least made it three straight seasons of Major League work for Walker, who made 24 appearances (22 1/3 innings) with the Mets in 2023-24. Walkers 24.2% strikeout rate and 10.9% walk rate during his short amount of time in the majors hint at the overall story of his career, as the southpaw has a 26.83K% and 9.03BB% over his 276 1/3 career innings in the minors. Both his strikeout and walk numbers have both been rising as Walker has pitched at Triple-A over the last few seasons, with that lack of control undermining his potential at mi sing bats. The Jays apparently didnt see enough to keep Walker on the roster, though another club might well be intrigued enough to put in a waiver claim for some left-handed bullpen depth. Mychal Mulder Jersey