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Former All-Star Set to Rejoin Toronto Blue Jays Rotation After Recovering From Tommy John

After recovering from Tommy John surgery, the Toronto Blue Jays are set to welcome back former All-Star Hyun-Jin Ryu to the starting rotation this week.
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Former All-Star Set to Rejoin Toronto Blue Jays Rotation After Recovering From Tommy John
Former All-Star Set to Rejoin Toronto Blue Jays Rotation After Recovering From Tommy John

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After completing a recovery from Tommy John surgery, the Toronto Blue Jays are set to welcome back former All-Star Hyun-Jin Ryu to the starting rotation.

The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

Ryu (elbow) will join the Blue Jays in Los Angeles on Monday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

ANALYSIS
Ryu looked good in his fourth rehab start Friday and his next-day recovery has gone well. The date for Ryu's return to Toronto's rotation has not been officially set, as the team wants to get an in-person look at him first. The left-hander's season debut for the Blue Jays is expected next week, though, and he would be on regular rest Wednesday after his former team, the Dodgers.

This is good timing for the Jays to get him back around the trade deadline, providing an additional arm at no additional cost.

In entering the rotation, he'll join the likes of Jose Berrios, Kevin Gausman, Yusei Kikuchi, Chris Bassitt and Alek Manoah. Given Manoah's struggles this season, this is a good insurance policy for the team as well.

Ryu will be partaking in his tenth season in the majors with the Dodgers and Blue Jays.

He's 75-45 lifetime with a 3.27 ERA. He led the league in ERA (2.32) in 2019 with the Dodgers. He made the All-Star Game that same year.

The Blue Jays have dropped the first two games of their series with the Mariners and will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon.

First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. Toronto currently holds the third and final wild card spot in the American League.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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