Lenyn Sosa is off the Blue Jays' 40-man roster, sent to Triple-A the moment he came off the IL.
The Blue Jays reinstated the infielder from the 60-day IL, then immediately assigned him to Buffalo after he cleared outright waivers.
No team put in a claim, which means Sosa comes off the 40-man entirely while still working his way back from injury.
He'd been dealing with a wrist issue that kept him out for an extended stretch this season.
Before landing on the IL, Sosa appeared in 40 games for Toronto, hitting one home run with nine RBIs across 113 at-bats.
Twenty-two hits in that stretch, with 25 strikeouts against a single walk. Not the kind of production that locks down a roster spot.
That combination, thin playing time plus an extended injury, made him an easy corresponding move once Toronto needed 40-man space.
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What this means for Toronto's infield depth chart
Outright assignments like this rarely happen to healthy, productive players. Waivers exist for a reason, and 29 other teams passed.
For Sosa, it means rebuilding value in Buffalo instead of finishing his rehab in a big-league uniform.
The Blue Jays are chasing a wild-card spot right now, and clearing this 40-man spot buys flexibility during a stretch where every roster move counts.
Whoever fills that spot next will say plenty about what Toronto values down the stretch, a healthy bat or more length in the bullpen.
Sosa's path back to the majors just got longer. Whether he forces his way back before rosters expand in September is the next question.
Should the Blue Jays have kept Lenyn Sosa on the 40-man roster?
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