Nathan Lukes’ wife, Taylor, gave birth to a baby boy in mid-April with no one knowing then how much the Blue Jays’ fortunes would change because of those circumstances.

Lukes went home to Arizona to be with his wife. And in order to fill a spot on the roster, with Lukes off on paternity leave, the Jays recalled Addison Barger from Buffalo.

It was only supposed to be for a day or three.

Barger wasn’t thought to be a natural fit for the Jays at the time. He wasn’t hitting well at triple-A Buffalo. The Jays preferred the right-handed bat of Alan Roden starting in the outfield, ahead of Barger. And they had another left-handed bat, Will Wagner, as a designated hitter whom they also liked better than Barger.

“Pretty incredible what’s happened, isn’t it?” said Lukes, the career minor-leaguer

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