The Toronto Blue Jays' victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday night was an exciting one, as superstar first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. clubbed three home runs for the first time in his career to lead the club to a victory at Yankee Stadium. However, while the Blue Jays' mighty lineup flexed its muscles once again, it also sustained a blow during the contest. Outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, who exited Wednesday's game with left side discomfort, received an injury update that won't make Blue Jays fans very happy ahead of Thursday's rubber match against the Yankees. Toronto tweeted the update from their team Twitter account.

Per the team's Twitter account, Hernandez was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. The slugger sustained the injury during the sixth inning of Wednesday's win over the Yankees. Hernandez took a big cut at the plate, then held his left side while running to first base on a ground ball.

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The Blue Jays bopper said that when it first happened, he believed it was worse than the oblique strain he suffered back in 2020, which cost him 10 games. However, Hernandez said that it's “not too bad” and should only sideline him for maybe two weeks.

Still, it's a definite blow to the Blue Jays lineup, as Hernandez emerged as one of the game's best power hitters last year, slashing .296/.346/.524 with 36 homers, 116 RBI, and 92 runs scored while making the All-Star team for the first time in his career.

Toronto recalled infielder Gosuke Katoh to the active roster in a corresponding move. While the injury certainly hurts the Jays, it sounds like it could have been a lot worse.