Benintendi Amongst 10 Unvaccinated Royals Who Received’t Journey to Toronto

Whereas being short-handed for 4 video games is a matter, a extra urgent concern for Kansas Metropolis, which is eighteen video games below .500 this season and final within the American League Central, may very well be how this information impacts Benintendi’s commerce worth. Seen as a goal for groups searching for a hitter who places the ball in play, Benintendi’s ineligibility for video games in Toronto might complicate any potential deal.

Benintendi, 28, shall be a free agent after this season. A primary-round draft decide of the Boston Purple Sox in 2015 out of the College of Arkansas, he has profession highs in batting common and on-base share to date this season, and is hitting .414 (24 for 58) over his final 16 video games. However his worth is considerably restricted as a result of he doesn’t present a lot when it comes to energy, baserunning or protection.

The Blue Jays, in the meantime, have some drama of their very own forward of the sequence, with the staff having announced the firing of Manager Charlie Montoyo on Wednesday. Montoyo was widespread amongst gamers, media and the followers, however Toronto got here into the season with World Sequence aspirations and has up to now underperformed with a report of 46-42 that had them 15.5 video games behind the Yankees within the American League East getting into Wednesday. Montoyo, employed earlier than the 2019 season, went 236-236.

The Seattle Mariners had been in a digital tie with Toronto for the A.L.’s third and last wild-card spot after profitable the primary sport of a doubleheader with Washington, 6-4, on Wednesday. Then Seattle broke that tie by profitable the evening cap, 2-1, and increasing its profitable streak to 10 video games. Toronto matched the Mariners at 47-42 by beating Philadelphia, 8-2.