The Toronto Blue Jays placed Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list Saturday after the catcher suffered a fractured right middle finger in Friday's 13-9 win over the Colorado Rockies.
As expected, the team recalled catcher Tyler Heineman from triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move.
Jansen took a ball off his right hand off a foul tip by Nolan Jones of the Rockies. He was replaced by Alejandro Kirk when his turn came up in the order in the seventh and was later diagnosed with a fractured right middle finger, per manager John Schneider. The fracture is near the knuckle.
"Unfortunate," Schneider said after the game.
"I'm no stranger to the IL, unfortunately," Jansen told reporters on Saturday. "Seeing the X-ray when I came out of the game and stuff, I was definitely sad and disappointed.
"At the end of the day, it was kind of a freak accident and something that I can't really control."
In the top of the sixth, Jansen hit his career-best 17th home run to give Toronto a 4-2 lead, before suffering the fracture. The Blue Jays ultimately won 13-9.
Speaking to the media before Saturday's game, Schneider said the 28-year-old will stay with the team on their current road trip and that the plan is for him to meet with a specialist next week.
Jansen has been sidelined several times this year after being hit by pitches.
"One of those things as a catcher, it's a pretty freak injury," Schneider said. "It seems like those are kind of coming in bunches right now."
Jansen is slashing .228/.312/.474 with 17 homers and 53 RBIs and has a number of clutch hits for the Blue Jays this season.
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