The Blue Jays are playing a man down due to a dumb roster rule

Blue Jays reliever reliever Aaron Loup had a family emergency that caused him to miss Game 4 of the ALCS yesterday and Game 5 today. That leaves the Jays one man short. Why? Because there is no bereavement leave in the playoffs. As Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post explains, the Jays even petitioned the league […]

By Craig Calcaterra