Overview
- Toronto promoted outfielder Yohendrick Pinango from Triple-A Buffalo to the major-league roster.
- The move follows a 10-15 start with the club ranking in the lower half of key hitting categories.
- Injuries have stripped depth, with 12 players on the injured list including George Springer, Nathan Lukes, Addison Bargar and Alejandro Kirk.
- Pinango earned the call by hitting .288 with 3 home runs and 13 RBIs in 22 Triple-A games after a winter stint at .363 with 8 homers for Lara in Venezuela.
- Team evaluators cast him as a short-term lift in the corner outfield, noting he was a 2018 Cubs signee acquired in a 2024 trade and brings contact skills, emerging power and savvy base running.