gustavo chacin out 'til august

[sox 06]

TORONTO -- Gustavo Chacin stretched with the rest of the Blue Jays prior to Saturday's game, but when it came time to play catch in the outfield, the left-hander sat out. That was fine with Toronto. It was Chacin's day off. Chacin, who is currently on the 15-day disabled list with an injured left elbow, threw for the first time in two weeks on Friday. The program that the Jays have him on calls for an off-day in between throwing sessions. The tentative schedule for Chacin's return should put him back on the mound for Toronto in a little over a month. "We don't anticipate him coming back until the beginning of August," Toronto general maneger J.P. Ricciardi said. "We're not in any hurry. We're just going to ease him back."

FROM MLB.COM ON JUNE 24, 2006 AT 6:58 P.M.