Atkins: Osuna injury not considered serious, but DL stint 'less than ideal'

Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was placed on the 10-day DL prior to Opening Day with cervical spasms, but the team doesn't see it as anything serious.

"We don't see it as something serious," Atkins told Robert MacLeod of The Globe and Mail. "At the same time, any time you have to put someone on the DL it's less than ideal. It's really muscular in nature. The words he's using and the doctors are using is 'tightness.'"

Atkins added "we really just felt as though we wanted to give him the best chance to get off to his best start possible. We felt like a little bit more time and rest to get that tightness and stiffness out of there would benefit him."

Osuna was added to the 10-day DL after dealing with a stiff neck and back throughout spring training. The 10-day disabled list is a brand-new fixture in the MLB this season, replacing the 15-day DL from years prior.

The 22-year-old closer leaves a pretty substantial hole in the Blue Jays' bullpen that will likely be filled by Jason Grilli in the interim. Osuna pitched six innings over spring training and didn't allow an earned run.