Overview
- Barger, who left Sunday’s 3-0 loss in Chicago, was pulled in the sixth with bilateral ankle discomfort after an awkward step on a third-inning sprint to first.
- He stayed in for one more at-bat, then Jesus Sanchez replaced him in right field.
- Manager John Schneider said he “stepped a bit weird” on both ankles and voiced hope the absence is brief as Barger starts the year 1-for-19 at the plate.
- Toronto has not announced an injured list move, with Tyler Fitzgerald, Nathan Lukes, or Triple-A depth cited as cover if he sits.
- The setback hits a team on a four-game skid at 4-5 that already lost catcher Alejandro Kirk and pitcher Cody Ponce, with the Dodgers series opening in Toronto next.