<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-make-jordan-romano-injury-move-after-rehab-stint');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays make Jordan Romano injury move after rehab stint');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/blue-jays-news-toronto-makes-jordan-romano-injury-move-after-rehab-stint.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays make Jordan Romano injury move after rehab stint</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-08-15T12:32:58-07:00">August 15th, 12:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-08-15T12:32:58-07:00">August 15th, 12:32pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays announced that they <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1691517734268416000?s=20" rel="noopener">have reinstated</a> relief pitcher Jordan Romano from the 15-day injured list ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-john-schneider-absolutely-thrilled-by-rising-blue-jays-weapon" rel="noopener">Blue Jays</a> optioned relief pitcher Nate Pearson to Triple-A as a corresponding move.</p><p>Jordan Romano injured his back while pitching for the American League in the All-Star Game in Seattle last month. Despite that, he made five appearances for the Blue Jays after the break, and was placed on the 15-day injured list after he was pulled from a game against the Los Angeles Angels on July 28.</p><p>While Romano was sidelined, Toronto used a closer-by-committee approach. With Romano back in the fold, he will slot back into the closer role, while pitchers like Erik Swanson and trade deadline addition Jordan Hicks can work the earlier innings.</p><p>The Blue Jays sit at 66-54, and hold the last wild card spot in the American League. The Seattle Mariners are two games back of the Blue Jays, while the Boston Red Sox are three games back. Romano’s return should help Toronto maintain their lead in the standings.</p><p>Toronto also hopes that Bo Bichette returns to the lineup soon. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-bo-bichette-gives-optimistic-injury-update" rel="noopener">Bo Bichette’s</a> recovery is reportedly going faster than expected. His return along with Romano’s would mean that the Blue Jays would be the closest to full strength as they could possibly be heading into the last month. If Toronto does secure a wild card spot, they could be a dangerous team heading into the playoffs with Romano and possibly Bichette returning.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays make Jordan Romano injury move after rehab stint

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-toronto-makes-jordan-romano-injury-decision');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays make major injury decision on All-Star Jordan Romano');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Blue-Jays-news-Toronto-makes-major-injury-decision-on-All-Star-Jordan-Romano.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays make major injury decision on All-Star Jordan Romano</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-29T12:26:27-07:00">July 29th, 12:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-29T12:29:18-07:00">July 29th, 12:29pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays <a href="https://twitter.com/kaitlyncmcgrath/status/1685359994152034304" rel="noopener">placed</a> All-Star CP Jordan Romano on the 15-day IL with lower back inflammation Saturday, per Kaitlyn McGrath of <i>The Athletic</i>. Former top prospect Nate Pearson was promoted in a corresponding move.</p><p>Romano, 30, has been one of the best relievers in baseball this season. The Blue Jays have heavily relied on him. An All-Star in 2022 and 2023, Romano currently owns a 2.79 ERA and has saved a league-leading 28 games. Toronto’s bullpen has endured some ups and downs but Romano has been a source of stability in the 9th inning.</p><p>Romano <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-jordan-romano-all-star-game-injury-back-tightness" rel="noopener">previously suffered an injury</a> in the MLB All-Star Game. Back concerns have been an issue of late, so this will certainly be a situation worth monitoring. The Blue Jays are obviously hopeful that Romano can return within the next few weeks, but his timetable is uncertain at the moment.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays’ 2023 season</b></h2><p>The Blue Jays are holding strong in the difficult-to-navigate American League East. Toronto currently sits in third place in the division, trailing both the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays.</p><p>Toronto may opt to trade for a key player or two prior to August 1st’s MLB deadline. They already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-st-louis-trades-key-pitcher-blue-jays-2023-deadline" rel="noopener">acquired pitcher Genésis Cabrera</a> from the St. Louis Cardinals in what was an overlooked trade by many. Still, that move has the potential to pay dividends down the road. The Blue Jays would still benefit from adding another arm or two to the pitching staff and possibly even an extra bat.</p><p>For now, Toronto will focus on climbing the AL East standings.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays make major injury decision on All-Star Jordan Romano

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-jordan-romano-all-star-game-injury-back-tightness');   ga('set', 'title', 'Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano gets injury update from Dusty Baker after leaving All-Star game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/romano.jpg"></figure><h1>Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano gets injury update from Dusty Baker after leaving All-Star game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-12T07:01:05-07:00">July 12th, 7:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-12T07:01:05-07:00">July 12th, 7:01am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-jordan-romano-framber-valdez-all-star" rel="noopener">left the MLB All-Star Game</a> Tuesday due to back tightness. American League manager Dusty Baker <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37997140/blue-jays-closer-jordan-romano-leaves-all-star-game-injury" rel="noopener">provided</a> the following update on Romano, via ESPN:</p><p>“He threw his last pitch in the bullpen before he went out there, he just felt a little tightness in his lower back, and we got to take every precaution to take care of these players,” Baker said. “We hope that it’s nothing.</p><p>Romao pitched in the seventh inning and retired one batter before he exited in the midst of a review on a home run. The Detroit Tigers’ Michael Lorenzen relieved Romano. Jordan Romano received All-Star honors for the second straight season after he was named a replacement for the Houston Astros’ Framber Valdez.</p><p>He is one of three players tied for the most saves in the MLB this season (26). Romano also has a 2.87 ERA.</p><p>Without Romano, the National League took the lead in the All-Star game after a two-run home run from Elias Diaz off Baltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista. The NL won the All-Star Game for the first time since 2012.</p><p>The Blue Jays have a 50-41 record, which is third in the AL East behind the Tampa Bay Rays (58-35) and Baltimore Orioles (54-35). Toronto is currently in the playoff picture as a Wild-Card team.</p><p>In 2022, Romano finished third in the American League with 36 saves. However, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-jordan-romano-gets-real-on-crushing-playoff-collapse-vs-mariners" rel="noopener">was credited with a blown save</a> in the Blue Jays’ Game 2 Wild-Card series loss to the Seattle Mariners.</p><p>Toronto hopes it will get Romano back soon as it figures to make another playoff run. The Blue Jays finished 92-70 this past season and had the best record of wild card teams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano gets injury update from Dusty Baker after leaving All-Star game

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It’s what can I do better to make sure it doesn’t happen again? What can I do to be stronger at the end of the year? It was a tough one, but I’m trying to use it in a more positive way.”</p><h2>Looking ahead to 2023</h2><p>The right-handed ace may never forget the crushing loss, but he’s using the disappointment as fuel for this season.</p><p>“It comes down to the total picture,” Blue Jays’ Jordan Romano explained. “How I’m eating. How I’m preparing. How I’m sleeping. It doesn’t let you miss a step because you know what the scenario could be. It drives you to make better decisions so you won’t be in that spot again. I feel like the mental game is huge for relievers…I still work on it every day. As a closer, if you can’t you’re going to have a short shelf life.</p><p>I think that’s why there’s so much turnover in relievers. It’s how to handle those big moments when you are not doing well. If you have a bad week, it’s very hard to get the confidence back and keep performing. It’s why I work on it daily.”</p><h2>A postseason to forget</h2><p>It was the first postseason appearance in Romano’s career, and he allowed four hits and two earned runs while striking out four over 1.2 innings. But the loss helped him to keep things in perspective going forward.</p><p>“I’ve pitched so much worse than that and gotten away unscathed,” Romano said of the October loss. “I was feeling strong and I pitched fine and that just happened. During the course of the season, I’ll blow some big games but you just have to turn the page. I’d like to think I’ve become pretty good at that.”</p><p>Blue Jays ace closer Jordan Romano will try to build on an excellent 2022 season; he had the best year of his career with 36 saves over 64 innings pitched. And the Toronto Blue Jays will look to have playoff success after adding talent at nearly every position in the offseason.</p><p>“I think everyone has improved a little bit from last year,” Romano said. “I’m liking what I’m seeing. Obviously I’m trying to tune things up myself, but seeing everyone else’s work, it’s been nice to see.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
26	0	8	0.6923	2	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
26	0	8	0.6923	2	0

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