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Toronto Blue Jays will activate Steve Delabar, Dustin McGowan on Sunday

By David Miniel

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Jul 16, 2013; Flushing, NY, USA; American League pitcher Steve Delabar (50) of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch in the 7th inning in the 2013 All Star Game at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 16, 2013; Flushing, NY, USA; American League pitcher Steve Delabar (50) of the Toronto Blue Jays throws a pitch in the 7th inning in the 2013 All Star Game at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

Good news for the Toronto Blue Jays as All-Star pitcher Steve Delabar is ready to be activated from the disabled list.

According to John Lott on Twitter, the activation may happen sometime tomorrow when rosters are able to expand for the entire month.

Delabar has been sidelined for over three weeks with a right shoulder strain but will be able to join the Blue Jays very very soon. He was placed on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation earlier this month as J.A. Happ was nearing a return to the major league club.

The 30 year old pitcher has a 2.90 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 75 strikeouts over 49 2/3 innings this season.

Delabar was once a substitute teacher who turned into an All-Star set up man for the Toronto Blue Jays.

"“I was a substitute teacher. It was anything from second-grade subjects to algebra, senior-advanced chemistry. It was pretty broad on what I was doing. I was getting my bachelor’s degree and I was going to enroll into the master’s program right after that and finish up school, have my teaching certificate, all of that stuff.” Delabar said in an interview."

Along with Delabar, Dustin McGowan is also expected to return to the team after suffering an oblique injury.

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