Blue Jays put RHP Sanchez back on DL with split fingernail

Posted May 01, 2017 7:00 am

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays have put right-hander Aaron Sanchez back on the 10-day disabled list, this time because a split fingernail.

The Blue Jays made the move before Monday night's game at Yankee Stadium.

Sanchez came off the disabled list Sunday after a blister on his middle finger healed and he started against Tampa Bay. But he lasted just one inning before fingernail cracked and he was pulled.

While he was on the DL last month, Sanchez had a procedure to remove part of the troublesome fingernail.

Sanchez led the AL in ERA last season. He is 0-1 in three starts this year.

Toronto recalled righty Danny Barnes from Triple-A Buffalo. He pitched four times for the Blue Jays earlier this season and didn't give up a run in 4 2/3 innings.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez throws against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 30, 2017, in Toronto. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP) The Associated Press

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