CANADIAN LOEWEN GETS THE CALL AS A HITTER THIS TIME

By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com

TORONTO — The Blue Jays will put the finishing touches on their September roster when six players are officially promoted to the Major Leagues prior to Wednesday night’s game against Boston.

Right-handers Kyle Drabek, Chad Beck and Danny Farquhar and left-hander Brad Mills will join the pitching staff, while first baseman David Cooper and outfielder Adam Loewen round out the callups.

“Given the situation with our current bullpen, we’ve got some guys that are banged up. We’ll make no bones about it,” manager John Farrell said. “There are some limitations on their physical availability, so we felt like in certain situations, we might need a couple of extra arms, and in a couple of cases, it’s a reward for the year that they’ve had”.

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