Blue Jays' Estiven Machado: Makes return for Single-A club
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Machado (undisclosed) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list Tuesday and made his return to the lineup for Single-A Dunedin's 3-2 win over Clearwater. He started at shortstop and went 2-for-3 with a double in the victory.
Machado was sidelined for about a week and a half with the unspecified injury. The 19-year-old owns a .262/.340/.333 slash line through 47 plate appearances during his first year at a full-season affiliate.
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Blue Jays' Estiven Machado: Goes on IL
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Low-A Dunedin placed Machado on its 7-day injured list Sunday due to an unspecified issue, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.
The 19-year-old shortstop presumably picked up the injury in his most recent appearance for Dunedin on Friday. During his first year of full-season ball, Machado is off to a 9-for-39 start (.231 average) with a 4:14 BB:K across 44 plate appearances.
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Blue Jays' Estiven Machado: Makes Low-A debut
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Machado (hamstring) has appeared in two games for Low-A Dunedin this season, going 3-for-7 with three walks, two runs and an RBI.
Machado was sidelined for the final two months of the 2021 campaign due to a hamstring strain, but he's healthy again for the start of the 2022 season. The 19-year-old infielder will get his first taste of full-season ball after he made his professional debut in 2021 in the rookie-level Florida Complex League.
