TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays wont have their usual closer available for the start of the regular season. Blair Walsh Jersey . Casey Janssen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday due to a strain in his left abdominal area and lower back. Fellow right-hander Sergio Santos will take over the closers role while Janssen is out of the lineup. Janssen, 4-1 with 34 saves and a 2.56 earned-run average last year, was limited at spring training because of shoulder soreness. But on Friday, he felt some minor discomfort in his lower back while warming up during a pre-season game against the New York Mets in Montreal. An MRI exam revealed a mild strain, general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Sunday on a conference call. "We dont expect him to be out too long," Anthopoulos said. "There was a scenario where we could have just waited maybe five or six days and try to get him back going. But we want to just have this thing resolved and not nag at him." The move was retroactive to Saturday. Janssen, 32, allowed one earned run and four hits in three innings over three pre-season appearances. Hes expected to throw on flat ground to keep his arm in shape before trying to pitch from a mound. The Blue Jays also recalled catcher Erik Kratz from triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, a day ahead of Torontos season opener at Tampa Bay. Kratz hit .400 in spring training and had been sent to minor-league camp earlier in the week after losing the backup job to Josh Thole. Santos, 30, made 29 appearances for the Blue Jays last season. He was 1-1 with one save and a 1.75 ERA. Also Sunday, former reliever Dustin McGowan pitched a simulated game and Anthopoulos said it appears hell be ready to start Friday against the New York Yankees. "Hes done so well," Anthopoulos said. "We dont expect any changes at all. So far, so good. He felt good, felt strong, and we expect him to be good to go for Opening Day in Toronto." McGowan, 32, was named to the starting rotation earlier in the week. The right-hander made his debut with the Blue Jays in 2005 but has battled injuries throughout his career. McGowan had a 2.45 ERA in 25 appearances last season and did not record a decision or a save. Marshawn Lynch Jersey . 1-9 on TSN. With more than 65 hours of exclusive live coverage, TSN delivers all the action beginning with Draw 1 on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 2 p. Frank Clark Jersey .com) - The Winnipeg Jets placed defenceman Paul Postma on injured reserve Tuesday. http://www.footballseahawksfanatics.com/authentic-thomas-rawls-seahawks-jersey/ . -- Derek Jeter spoke for 25 minutes, 44 seconds and answered 26 questions about his decision to retire at the end of this season.FIFA has promised it will take appropriate measures against Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko if it is satisfied he was personally involved in the countrys doping scandal. Mutko, the president of the Russian Football Union and chairman of the organising committee of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, has been a member of FIFAs Council (formerly known as the executive committee) since 2009.But the 57-year-olds position in world sport is under threat after he was implicated in Richard McLarens devastating report into state-directed doping in Russia.Set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in response to media reports of widespread cheating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the report said more than 30 different sports, including football, had benefited from various schemes to cheat anti-doping rules directed from Mutkos ministry.The Canadian law professors report said it was inconceivable that Mutko did not know what was going on and accused him of personally intervening to cover up a positive test belonging to a foreign player in the Russian Premier League. A look at the astonishing figures behiind the doping problem in Russian sport WADA issued a statement later on Monday with seven recommendations, including one for FIFA that its ethics committee look into allegations concerning football and the role played by a member of its executive committee, Vitaly Mutko. Doug Baldwin Jersey. Spokespeople from FIFA and FIFAs independent ethics committee said the two bodies would be asking WADA for the details of the Mutko allegations before deciding what to do, with the ethics committee taking the lead on any disciplinary action.If the report reveals violations of the FIFA code of ethics, the investigatory chamber will take appropriate measures and inform accordingly, the ethics committee spokesman said.Mutko, who has been Russias sports minister since 2008 and has played a huge role in the countrys hosting of numerous major sports events in recent years, has received a vote of confidence from his boss, Vladimir Putin. Mutko is also president of the Russian Football Union The Russian president acted quickly to suspend all other leading officials mentioned in McLarens report, including Mutkos deputy Yuri Nagornykh, but the minister himself has survived.According to official news agency TASS, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: Mutko was not mentioned in WADAs report as a person behind the wrongdoings... He is not mentioned as an actual perpetrator.And following publication of the report, Mutko reiterated his belief that no state-backed doping had taken place.Quoted by the Interfax news agency, Mutko said: I can say once again, there are no state doping schemes in Russia. Also See: IOC to discuss Russia ban FIFA should investigate Mutko Russia state sponsored doping Putin questions report Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Wholesale Jerseys China NFL Jerseys From China Discount NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys Online Wholesale Jerseys 2019 ' ' '