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Lourdes Gurriel plays for Cuba in a WBSC Premier 12 match on Nov. 14, 2015 in Taichung, Taiwan.Billy H.C. Kwok/The Globe and Mail

The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated designated hitter Kendrys Morales from the 10-day disabled list Friday and recalled infield prospect Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from double-A New Hampshire.

The team also optioned southpaw reliever Tim Mayza and infielder Gift Ngoepe to triple-A Buffalo.

The moves mean that recent call-up Teoscar Hernandez will be staying at the big-league level. Entering Friday night’s game at New York, the outfielder was hitting .375 with five extra-base hits and six RBIs in 24 at-bats.

Morales is batting .227 this season with one homer and six RBIs in eight games. He hit .250 last season with 28 homers and 85 RBIs.

Mayza pitched one shutout inning in his only appearance this season. Ngoepe played in 12 games and had one hit in 18 at-bats.

Gurriel Jr. had a .347 batting average in 12 games with the Fisher Cats.

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