A smooth handoff at shortstop

In what's amounting to a lost season, the Blue Jays may well have found something up the middle.

- MIKE WILNER

Leo Jimenez, the Jays' No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was called up on July 2 and has made 11 sure-handed appearances.

Leo Jimenez was called up on July 2, when Isiah Kiner-Falefa went on the injured list with a sprained knee. A natural shortstop, Jimenez was slated to be a back-up infielder while Spencer Horwitz and Davis Schneider shared second base and Ernie Clement got some run at third.

The 23-year-old Jimenez, the Jays' No. 5 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, started just twice in his first week in the big leagues. But Bo Bichette hurt his calf on July 9, and Jimenez has been a staple at short ever since.

With Bichette re-aggravating the injury Friday night and hitting the injured list Saturday, the Panamanian infielder is likely to be there for a while.