Blue Jays send Gavin Floyd to DL, recall Bo Schultz

Jun 9, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Gavin Floyd (39) delivers a pitch against Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 9, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Gavin Floyd (39) delivers a pitch against Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Gavin Floyd was removed from the Blue Jays’ win on Saturday with shoulder tightness

The Toronto Blue Jays have made it official, placing Gavin Floyd on the disabled list with a shoulder injury suffered on Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi was first with the news this morning.

After throwing a pitch, Floyd took a moment behind the White Sox mound before lightly tossing the ball back to catcher Josh Thole and calling for the Blue Jays’ training staff.

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Following a competition with Aaron Sanchez for the fifth and final rotation spot in spring training, the 33-year-old Floyd has settled into a full-time bullpen role for the Blue Jays, acting several times as the set up man earlier in the season. Through 31.0 innings in 28 appearances, Floyd holds a 2016 ERA of 4.06 with a 1.000 WHIP and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.

Floyd does have a long injury history that has derailed him from being the valuable starter he once was with the White Sox from his mid-to-late 20s, including Tommy John surgery and two fractures in his pitching elbow. Further tests will reveal the severity of Floyd’s injury and provide a clearer timeline for his return.

Taking his place in Toronto’s bullpen will be right-handed reliever Bo Schultz, who pitched 43.0 innings in 31 appearances with the Blue Jays last season, posting a 3.56 ERA.

Schultz has been working his way back from an offseason hip procedure, and the 30-year-old most recently pitched with the Buffalo Bisons at the end of his rehab stint. Schultz got an extended stay in Buffalo, making 14 appearances with a 4.24 ERA.

Currently rehabbing in Buffalo is left-hander Brett Cecil, who could soon be ready to reclaim his spot in Toronto’s bullpen.