Blue Jays reinforcements are on the brink of return. The team needs them

TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Schneider leaned back in his chair at Rogers Centre on Friday afternoon as a crowd of reporters squished into his office. He began the pre-game availability as he has so many times this season.“Do we need injury updates?” Schneider asked.The manager spent the next two-and-a-half minutes outlining the statuses of the many ailing Jays and their paths back to Toronto. Some are just days away. The need for those reinforcements has been clear for a while. It became increasingly obvious hours later, when Max Scherzer’s short outing and Nathan Lukes’ early exit opened up Toronto’s eventual 8-6 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.Advertisement