Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Reinstated from 7-Day IL, Active for Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays announced Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been reinstated from the 7-day IL and is active for today's game, with INF/OF Davis Schneider optioned to Triple-A to make room.

Guerrero Jr.'s return closes a concussion stint that had been tracking toward this moment. Per an earlier Posterior report, he had been expected back Saturday for a series against the Yankees, and the club's announcement makes that timeline official. He had also cleared a rehab assignment before the reinstatement, per a prior report.

Schneider had been recalled just days earlier as part of a separate roster shuffle that also saw RHP Spencer Arrighetti reinstated from the 15-day IL. His stay on the active roster was brief by design — a placeholder while the lineup waited for its first baseman.

What to watch

Guerrero Jr. slides back into a Blue Jays lineup that has gone 15-8 since July 26, the best record in the AL over that stretch. How he fits alongside Kaz Okamoto — who extended his Toronto rookie home run record to 26 — and a club navigating Andrés Giménez's right hamstring tightness will be worth monitoring as the series continues.

What remains unconfirmed is any detail on workload management or at-bat limitations in Guerrero Jr.'s first games back.