TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lux returned to the lineup for Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Monday against Seattle.
He had to leave Sunday's first game after the third inning with a knee contusion. Lux fouled off a right-foot ball while at bat on 12 pitches in the first frame of a 3-1 loss to the Mariners.
He was slated to take second and play right field during the afternoon start at Rogers Center.
“He's getting treatment this morning and feeling better, so he's there,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said in a pregame news conference in his office.
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Schneider said Lux was stopped after he had trouble “starting and stopping.” He was replaced by backup outfielder Miles Straw.
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“All the X-rays, the CT scan, everything was good,” Schneider said.
Right-hander Trey Yesavage was scheduled to start in Toronto against Logan Gilbert.
About two hours before the game, left-back Anthony Santander was removed from the starting lineup with a lower back strain. He was replaced by Davis Schneider, who will be eighth.
The best-of-seven series moves to Seattle for Game 3 on Wednesday night. If necessary, the Mariners will play Game 4 on Thursday and Game 5 on Friday.
If necessary, the series will return to Toronto for Games 6 and 7.
The Blue Jays are in the ALCS for the first time since 2016. Toronto is hoping to return to the World Series for the first time since winning its second straight championship in 1993.
This is Seattle's first appearance in baseball's Final Four since 2001.
The Mariners, who had never won the ALCS, defeated Toronto in the 2022 wild card series. This was the only time the 1977 expansion cousins met in the postseason.
The ALCS champion will play the winner of the National League Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2025.
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