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Brett Cecil, Blue Jays reliever, has season end with torn left calf muscle

The season is over for Blue Jays relief pitcher Brett Cecil, who has a torn left calf muscle. Cecil, who was hurt while tagging out Mike Napoli in a rundown than ended the eighth inning of Toronto's 6-4 loss to Texas on Friday, won't need surgery.

Left-hander injured in rundown with Rangers' Napoli

The Associated Press ·
Blue Jays relief pitcher Brett Cecil, left, seen here walking off the field at the Rogers Centre with trainer George Poulis, has seen his season come to an end by a torn left calf muscle. He injured himself while tagging out the Rangers' Mike Napoli in a rundown than ended the eighth inning of Toronto's 6-4 loss to Texas on Friday that gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five AL Division Series. (Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

The season is over for Blue Jays 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 earned-run average in 32 appearances over three stints with the Blue Jays this season.

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.

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