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Toronto, ON – The Toronto Blue Jays outrighted the contract of first baseman Adam Lind to Las Vegas on Thursday, two weeks after demoting him to the Triple-A club.
Lind, 28, was batting just .186 with three homers and 11 runs batted in over 34 games for the Blue Jays before being sent down May 17.
Left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey was also optioned to Las Vegas on Thursday.
Taking Lind off the 40-man roster made room for the Blue Jays to promote right-hander Robert Coello from Triple-A, according to MLB.com.
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