Brett Bateman had an MRI last night but he doesn't think his hamstring injury is serious.
The rookie said he felt a pinch running up the line to third in the third inning.
By the fifth, it had tightened enough that Toronto pulled him from the game.
Bateman has dealt with hamstring issues before, and he says this one feels mild by comparison.
That's the kind of comment that offers some relief, even with the MRI still pending.
For a player who's been this hot at the plate, any delay in getting an answer feels tense.
He's hitting .283 across his first 10 games in the majors, and he'd taken over the leadoff spot during that stretch.
Josh Smith's scare turned out to be nothing serious
Josh Smith had his own hamstring moment in the same game, cramping up at one point.
Manager John Schneider said Smith was fine to continue playing afterward.
Schneider added he doesn't expect the Blue Jays to need a corresponding roster move because of it.
That's a small mercy for a lineup that's already missing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on the concussion IL.
Two hamstring scares in one game is the kind of night that makes a training staff hold its breath.
One resolved itself quickly. The other is waiting on imaging before anyone commits to a real answer.
Bateman's MRI results should shape whether Toronto needs to make a corresponding move of its own before the next game.
Until that comes back, his .283 average sits on ice, and so does the rest of Toronto's lineup planning for tomorrow.
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