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Vernon Wells of the Toronto Blue Jays has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of the left hamstring and will be lost to the ballclub from between four to six weeks, the American League team said this afternoon.
The centrefielder injured himself stealing third base in the sixth inning of last night's game against the Baltimore Orioles and did not come out to play the seventh.
Wells is batting .287 with nine home runs and 42 runs batted in on the year.
He has been placed on the 15-day disabled list and the Jays have not yet said who they will call up as a replacement.
Vernon Wells hits an RBI double against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning on Canada Day. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
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The soreness that he experienced in his start on Tuesday night could just be inflammation.
The Jays said that the results of an MRI on McGowan's shoulder will be examined by specialist Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati on Monday and that the pitcher will visit the doctor in person sometime later in the week.
