Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ activated from disabled list before start against Reds | iNFOnews.ca
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A Happ throws against the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of their AL baseball game in Toronto on April 16, 2017. The Blue Jays reinstated left-hander Happ from the disabled list Tuesday and optioned reliever Dominic Leone to triple-A Buffalo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill

Blue Jays lefty J.A. Happ activated from disabled list before start against Reds

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated left-hander J.A. Happ from the disabled list Tuesday and optioned reliever Dominic Leone to triple-A Buffalo.

Happ spent six weeks on the DL due to a left elbow injury. He was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds.

The 34-year-old southpaw was 0-3 with a 4.50 earned-run average before going on the disabled list.

Happ was 20-4 last season with a 3.18 ERA over 195 innings pitched. He finished sixth in American League Cy Young Award voting.

Leone was 1-0 with a 4.01 ERA over 21 appearances with the Blue Jays this season.

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