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Brandon Valenzuela out of lineup.
The Toronto Blue Jays won’t have catcher Brandon Valenzuela in the lineup for the series finale against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Toronto put Valenzuela batting cleanup on Saturday, which was his first time hitting fourth in the MLB. Yet, a day after batting fourth, he’s out of the lineup as the Blue Jays will have All-Star catcher Alejandro Kirk behind the plate.
The Blue Jays lineup is as follows:
- G. Springer DH
- V. Guerrero Jr. 1B
- K. Okamoto 3B
- A. Kirk C
- D. Varsho CF
- E. Clement SS
- D. Schneider 2B
- J. Sánchez LF
- M. Straw RF
Along with Valenzuela sitting, Gold Glove shortstop Andres Gimenez is out of the lineup, as are outfielders Nathan Lukes and Yohendrick Pinango. Toronto is facing a left-hander in Shota Imanaga, which is why the lefties like Gimenez, Lukes, and Pinango are out.
And, with Kirk getting Saturday off, it made sense for him to be back in the lineup and for Valenzuela to sit, but it comes a day after he hit cleanup. On Saturday, Valenzuela went 1-for-4.
More to come.
Cole Shelton Cole Shelton covers the NHL, MLB, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. More about Cole Shelton