Blue Jays' Reyes playing through sore hamstring

A curious paucity of stolen bases in recent weeks from the Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Reyes appears to be the result of a wonky left hamstring that has bothered him since August, according to Sportsnet's Shi Davidi.

“The last few weeks I've been playing with a sore (left) hamstring, it’s giving me a little trouble running full speed, stuff like that,” Reyes said during an interview Friday. “I don’t want to do anything crazy on the field and blow up my hammy.

“I just try to play through it because my team needs me on the field. I do whatever I can to stay on the field.”

Reyes has battled persistent hamstring trouble throughout his career, as the 31-year-old tweaked his irritable left hamstring during Spring Training and landed on the disabled list after aggravating his condition on Opening Day. The three-time All-Star has stolen just four bases since Aug. 10 with an obvious lack of mobility in the field.

“There’s nothing you can really do, I don’t try to be overaggressive on the base paths and try to be careful when I’m running,” said Reyes. “Every time I’m going full speed, when I stop I have to take a little break to let the soreness calm down a little bit. It’s been tough the last few weeks."