"With Barger being reinstated on Saturday, the Jays decided to option Yohendrick Pinango back to Triple-A Buffalo. Pinango, a 24-year-old outfielder the Jays acquired in the Nate Pearson deal in 2024, was called up to the big league squad on April 25th when Nathan Lukes landed on the IL, and the Venezuelan was impressing during the small sample size."
"Through 10 games, the left-handed hitting Pinango posted a .423/.444/.462 slash line with a .906 OPS, collecting one double and four RBIs while going 11 for 26 at the plate with a walk. He also struck out just three times and owned a 90.1 MPH exit velocity at the plate."
"On the defensive side of the game, Pinango spent most of his time in left field but had a couple of stints in the opposite corner, posting a clean record and making natural routes to the ball without much issue."
"When pressed on the decision to option Pinango, Schneider told the Jays beat staff that it was, "a tough decision, with his performance," and rightly so. Pinango came up and did exactly what the Jays asked him to do, and was able to provide meaningful at-bats at a time when the Jays were really struggling to find the barrel to the baseball (last night's decimating of the Angels aside)."
Addison Barger returned from a bilateral ankle sprain, prompting the Blue Jays to remove a player from the active roster. Yohendrick Pinango was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo after being called up on April 25 when Nathan Lukes went on the injured list. Pinango produced a .423/.444/.462 slash line with a .906 OPS over 10 games, including one double and four RBIs, while walking once and striking out three times. He also posted a 90.1 MPH exit velocity and played mostly left field with clean defensive work. Manager John Schneider described the move as difficult, noting Pinango performed as requested. The team’s overall offensive production ranks near the middle to lower range in slugging, OPS, home runs, and on-base percentage.
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