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Shocking Move As Blue Jays Announce Player Optioned To Make Room for Barger

Toronto Blue Jays On SI·Maddy Dickens·23 days ago
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It has been a long time coming for the Toronto Blue Jays and slugger Addison Barger to finally reunite after Barger was placed on the dreaded injured list over a month ago with a sprained ankle. Well, that time is finally here as the outfielder was finally activated after some impressive outings during his rehab assignments. The 2025 campaign was easily the best season of his young career as he brought home 70+ runners to complement 21 homers. Then, he broke free in his first postseason ever as he hit .367, which paired quite nicely with a near .585 slugging percentage and an OPS over 1.000. Barger turned into a slugging machine in a breakout season where he wasn't just an offensive weapon, but a defensive phenom with his strength and speed. As errors have piled up on the Blue Jays lately, having his glove back is going to do a lot of good. The #BlueaJays are optioning Yohendrick Piñango to make room for Addison Barger. Tough move for one of their hottest hitters recently.…

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