Toronto Blue Jays’ Cecil done, Tepera added to roster

ARLINGTON, Texas – The season is over for reliever Brett Cecil, who has a torn left calf muscle and has been replaced on Toronto’s post-season roster.

Rookie right-hander Ryan Tepera was added to Toronto’s roster on Saturday. Tepera had a 3.27 ERA in 32 appearances over three stints with the Blue Jays this season.

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Cecil said Saturday that he won’t need surgery and will be ready for spring training. He got hurt while tagging out Mike Napoli in a rundown than ended the eighth inning of the Blue Jays’ 6-4 loss to Texas on Friday that gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

While Cecil initially thought he only had a cramp, he said the “pain took over” once the adrenaline quickly wore off after the inning-ending play.