The Toronto Blue Jays have removed left-hander Brett Cecil as the team's closer, just two games into the season.

The move comes after Cecil blew the save during Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the New York Yankees, retiring only one of the four batters he faced. He struck out Carlos Beltran, but allowed a single while also hitting a batter and issuing a walk.

"I talked to Cec today, told him, because he's down a little bit, he's not sharp," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons told reporters, according to MLB.com. "So I told him that he could come in, in the seventh, eighth inning. If it ends up stacking up where he's the guy in the ninth, then so be it, but try to get him a little sharper."

Rookie right-hander Miguel Castro is the favorite to take over the team's closer duties. Roberto Osuna and Aaron Loup could also be in the mix.