WATCH: Blue Jays outfielder Yohendrick Pinango hits first career home run

"Piñango was first pitch swinging when the Tigers turned to Kyle Finnegan for the seventh. The outfield guessed splitter, and got just that, hitting a middle-middle pitch 348 feet, just over the right fence wall. It was a hard-hit ball, coming off the bat at 100.1 mph. Piñango has done plenty of that since joining the big league team."

"The Venezuelan native was called up by the Blue Jays after Nathan Lukes suffered an injury. His first stint lasted a little under two weeks, where he slashed .423/.444/.462 with a double and 11 hits in 27 plate appearances, striking out just 11.1% of the time. Addison Barger was activated from the 10-day injured list, with the Blue Jays sending Piñango down. Barger played a game, then went back to the injured list, as Piñango returned to the Blue Jays' lineup."

"Coming into Saturday's game, Piñango notched just three hits in 16 plate appearances since his return, including his second double of his career. But with his first home run on Saturday, the 24-year-old outfielder is slashing .372/.413/.488 in 46 plate appearances, with a terrific 10.9 K% and 157 wRC+."

"Acquired by the Blue Jays in the Nate Pearson trade ahead of the 2024 trade deadline, Piñango was left off the team's 40-man roster, exposing him to the Rule 5 draft. Thankfully, no team selected him, and less than two months into the season, Piñango has shown he deserves a roster spot when the Blue Jays are fully healthy. But with Piñango having option years remaining, the Blue Jays will need to make a decision when Barger and Lukes return to the lineup."

Yohendrick Piñango hit a 348-foot home run off Kyle Finnegan in the seventh inning, driving a 100.1 mph pitch just over the right-field fence. He was called up by the Blue Jays after Nathan Lukes suffered an injury, then was sent down when Addison Barger returned from the injured list. After returning, Piñango had limited production until Saturday’s homer, raising his season slash line to .372/.413/.488 with a 10.9% strikeout rate and 157 wRC+. Acquired in the Nate Pearson trade, he was exposed to the Rule 5 draft but was not selected. With option years remaining, the Blue Jays must decide how to manage roster spots when Lukes and Barger return.

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