The Blue Jays have made their call on Lenyn Sosa, and for now the infielder’s time on Toronto’s 40-man roster is over.
Sosa has cleared outright assignment waivers, been reinstated from the 60-day injured list, and is headed to Triple-A Buffalo, according to the club. That leaves him in the minors after a stretch that never really got off the ground in Toronto.
Lenyn Sosa cleared outright assignment waivers was reinstated from the 60-day IL, and has been assigned to Triple-A Buffalo per Blue Jays
Simply put, he’s off the 40-man & in the minors now.
- Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) August 18, 2026
The move closes the book, at least temporarily, on a player the Blue Jays brought in back in April from the Chicago White Sox. Toronto sent Jordan Rich and a player to be named later or cash considerations to Chicago in the deal, hoping the 26-year-old could add offense and some lineup flexibility.
That never materialized. Sosa played in 28 games for the Blue Jays and hit .188 with one home run and one walk before a right wrist contusion sent him to the injured list in late May. He had already been out for a significant amount of time before this roster move became official.
The appeal was obvious when Toronto acquired him. Sosa was coming off the best offensive season of his career in 2025, and that’s the version of him the Blue Jays were betting on carrying over into this year. Instead, his brief run with the club was defined by struggle, then injury, then a reset.
Now he’ll try to sort things out in Buffalo, where the Blue Jays can give him time to work back into form without a major league roster spot tied up. If he can get back to the production he showed in 2025, Toronto could still have a reason to revisit him down the line.
For the moment, though, the message is clear: Sosa is out of the majors with the Blue Jays and has a lot to prove before he gets another shot.
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