Freak accident sidelines Blue Jays outfielder Michael Saunders until July
Posted February 26, 2015 9:08 am.
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DUNEDIN, Fla. – A freak accident has cost the Blue Jays the services of outfielder Michael Saunders likely until the all-star break.
Toronto GM Alex Anthopoulos said the 28-year-old Canadian was shagging fly balls Wednesday at the club’s training complex when he stepped on a sprinkler head indentation and injured his left knee.
Anthopoulos said Saunders will get a second opinion but likely requires surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Saunders, who joined Toronto in the off-season from Seattle, is expected to be back playing in mid-July.
He had been pencilled in to start in left field.