J.P. Arencibia (hand) will rejoin the Blue Jays Friday. Arencibia has been sidelined since July 25 with a fractured hand. He's played a couple rehab games for High-A Dunedin, picking up two hits over nine at-bats. It's possible Toronto will limit his playing time a bit initially.

J.P. Arencibia (hand) is on track to return to the Blue Jays' starting lineup next weekend. Arencibia has advanced from the strengthening phase of his rehab to actual baseball-related activities, and should appear in simulated games this week. He's been sidelined since July 25 with a fractured hand.

J.P. Arencibia (hand) will travel to Florida on Sunday to begin rehabbing his fractured right hand. Arencibia moved from a hard cast to a soft cast last week and can now begin light baseball-related activities. The 26-year-old is on track to rejoin the Blue Jays' active roster at some point in early-to-mid September. He has been on the disabled list since July 25.

J.P. Arencibia had the hard cast removed from his fractured right hand on Wednesday afternoon. Arencibia is now in a soft cast and can begin doing light strengthening exercises. If all goes well, he should be taking dry swings in about week. The 26-year-old has been on the disabled list since July 25 and is currently aiming to return in early September.

Blue Jays placed C J.P. Arencibia on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right hand. He'll be out of commission for the next six weeks after suffering the injury Wednesday when he was hit by a foul tip. Jeff Mathis will be the Blue Jays' primary catcher while Arencibia is on the shelf, with Jan Gomes handling the backup duties.

J.P. Arencibia has been diagnosed with a fractured right hand and is expected to be sidelined six weeks. The injury occurred when Arencibia took a foul tip off the hand. It's a tough blow for a red-hot hitter, as Arencibia is batting a cool .321/.345/.736 with six home runs in July. He'll now be sidelined until September. Jeff Mathis will be the Blue Jays' primary catcher while Arencibia is on the shelf.

J.P. Arencibia bombed a pair of home runs on Thursday, though it wasn't enough to lead the Blue Jays over the Royals. He finished the night 2-for-4 with three runs driven in. After suffering an extreme power drought with just one home run in June, Arencibia has now hit three already in the month of July. He's produced pretty much as expected this season, with an atrocious .226 average and solid power numbers of 13 homers and 41 RBI.

J.P. Arencibia hit a solo home run in Sunday's 10-6 loss to the Angels. He took Jason Isringhausen deep in the seventh. Arencibia's 11th home run of the season was only his second since May 27. Thanks in large part to a .189/.247/.284 June, Arencibia is hitting a rough .224/.263/.414 on the year.

J.P. Arencibia is out of the starting lineup Wednesday against the Brewers. He's taking a seat with the day game after the night game. Jeff Mathis will start behind the dish and bat sixth.

J.P. Arencibia hit a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Rangers. Colby Rasmus also went deep for the Jays. The two-homer day was Arencibia's second of the season, and gives him nine bombs through his first 40 games. He's still not drawing any walks, but his .245/.273/.476 line should be more than getting it done for owners in two-catcher mixed leagues.