The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman will stay out on Friday towards the Philadelphia Phillies (6:40 p.m ET on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+), however he is trending in the direction of a Saturday return, supervisor John Schneider instructed reporters.
Friday can be Guerrero’s third consecutive sport missed with hamstring tightness, however he’ll do extra work pre-game to see if he is out there off the bench. This provides to Guerrero’s private report for video games missed in a season, with this being his ninth of 2026.
“The work half has been greater than it ever has been over the course of his profession, and that is taking part in into the bodily half the place, you recognize, the hammy’s a little bit bit drained as he goes,” Schneider mentioned of Guerrero Jr.’s workload and struggles throughout an look on Sportsnet 590’s Blair & Barker.
Changing him at first is Kazuma Okamoto, who will begin there for the sixth time this yr.
The Blue Jays are in the course of a stretch of 17 straight video games, and 30 in 31 days. Guerrero additionally sat on July 29 on account of proper hamstring tightness sustained the earlier evening.
“Yeah, he is banged up a little bit bit, however at no level is it to the purpose the place it is actually affecting him,” Schneider mentioned. “At any time when he is in there, we really feel like he is adequate to be the very best model of him.”
The 27-year-old has posted the worst offensive numbers of his profession up to now in 2026, with simply six dwelling runs, 44 RBI and a .687 OPS.
Guerrero is within the first season of a 14-year, $500-million contract that runs till he’s 40 years previous.
