As first reported by Jon Morosi, the Blue Jays have placed Adam Lind on the 14-day Disabled List, and have called up left fielder Eric Thames from the AAA Las Vegas 51’s.  To make room on the 40-man roster for Thames, the Blue Jays have removed 51’s pitcher Robert Ray from the 40-man roster, designating him for assignment.

Adam Lind has missed the last 8 games with a sore back, and the Blue Jays decided to put him on the Disabled List, retroactive May 7th.  This will allow Lind to rejoin the team on May 24th.

Thames, through 36 games, has hit .342/.419/.610 for an OPS of 1.029 (11th best in the Pacific Coast League).  Thames leads the PCL in doubles with 17 and is top 10 in runs batted in.

According to Gregor Chisolm of MLB.com, Blue Jays manager John Farrell says that Thames will play left field and designated hitter.  Thames will likely see most of his at bats against right handed pitching, as his splits against left-handed pitching in AAA have been average, but with Juan Rivera struggling at the plate, Thames could see a bulk of the at bats over the next few games.