Josh Donaldson has been the biggest offensive catalyst for the Toronto Blue Jays all season long, and the third baseman is back in the lineup for Game 2 after being removed from Game 1 with a head injury.
As the Blue Jays rocketed up the AL East standings following a trade deadline that saw the team acquire Troy Tulowitzki and David Price, Donaldson consistently set the tone for Toronto's offense.
"He's a guy that keeps pushing, pushing, never takes an inning off," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said, per MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm. "We needed some of that, but the name of the game is production on the field, and he is near the top of most offensive categories, and he has played some great defense for us. I don't know where we would be without him."
En route to cementing his place as an AL MVP candidate, Donaldson batted .297 while smashing 41 home runs and driving in an AL-best 123 runs this season.
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