All-Star Dream Over: Blue Jays all-put Marco Estrada on 15-day disabled list
TORONTO — Marco Estrada has put the Toronto Blue Jays ahead of the American League all-stars.
Estrada was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Blue Jays on Wednesday, ruling him out from the all-star game on July 12. He was named to the AL’s team less than 24 hours before a sore back put him on the DL.
“I haven’t had much sleep just knowing that there might be the possibility that I might not get to pitch in this game,” said Estrada on the field of Rogers Centre, wearing a shirt supporting teammate Michael Saunders’s all-star candidacy. “I guess my worst nightmare came true, unfortunately.
“But in the long run, this is the right thing to do. I think in the long run this is going to benefit me.”