Blue Jays
Toronto recalled the club’s No. 1 prospect — lefty Daniel Norris — from Triple-A Buffalo and reinstated first baseman Dan Johnson and right-hander Brandon Morrow from the disabled list. The team also selected the contracts of outfielder Dalton Pompey and George Kottaras from Buffalo. Notably, Pompey and Kottaras would become the 19th and 20th Canadians to play for the Blue Jays. To make room on the 40-man, the Jays transferred Brett Lawrie to the 60-day DL and designated outfielder Darin Mastroianni and first baseman Matt Hague for assignment. Right-hander Neil Wagner was also released.
Orioles
Entering Tuesday, the Orioles were 8½ games up in the AL East — the club’s biggest division lead since September 1997 — and had a 79-57 record. This despite losing All-Star and Gold Glove catcher Matt Wieters after 26 games, undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery in June, and third baseman Manny Machado, who missed the first month of the season and had a freak injury last month that resulted in the second season-ending knee surgery of his career. With help from the rest of the roster — including the incredible season of Nelson Cruz, who has 36 homers and 90 RBIs — Baltimore has managed to go 63-47 without Wieters and 32-22 without Machado.
Rays
Tampa Bay activated outfielder David DeJesus from the disabled list, recalled catcher Curt Casali from Class A Advanced Charlotte, recalled reliever Brandon Gomes from Triple-A Durham and selected the contract of reliever Steve Geltz from Durham. DeJesus had been out of action since June 18 with a fractured left hand, and he went 5-for-22 with four walks in eight rehab games.
“I’m happy to be back,” DeJesus said. “When you go down, it’s always an honor to come back up.”
Red Sox
Dustin Pedroia, who sustained a concussion last weekend, says he’s feeling better.
“There’s a part where you feel normal and then they’ve got to take all these tests and stuff. I’ve got to pass them,” he said.
Pedroia was slated to be back in action during the next homestand, which started Friday against the Blue Jays. He was hurt when Tampa Bay’s Logan Forsythe unintentionally struck Pedroia in the face while he was sliding into second base as he tried to swim-move around Pedroia’s tag.
Yankees
Masahiro Tanaka plans to throw a bullpen session, the next step for the injured ace as he tries to overcome a recent setback. Manager Joe Girardi said Tanaka threw well Tuesday, and team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad diagnosed the right-hander with arm fatigue. Tanaka has been sidelined since July 9 with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA in his first major league season.
Compiled by Rachel Lister from wire reports.
