ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — It was always unlikely that Brett Lawrie would return from his oblique injury before the end of the season, but the Blue Jays confirmed he wouldn’t Tuesday when they transferred the 24-year-old infielder to the 60-day disabled list.

The move was necessitated in order to clear room on the 40-man roster for the team’s September call-ups.

Lawrie spent six weeks on the disabled list from late June until early August with a broken finger and returned Aug. 5 only to suffer the oblique strain after just three innings. He has suffered a variation of the same injury in each of the last three seasons. By the end of this season the Langley, B.C.-native will have missed 184 games over the last three seasons due to a variety of injuries.

Lawrie was hitting .247 with 12 home runs prior to his injury, while alternating between second and third base. The Jays posted a 27-32 record in his absence, compared to 42-35 mark prior to his injuries.

On Tuesday afternoon Lawrie took to Twitter to send a message to fans:

“Would like to send out apologies to my teammates and of course to the fans,” he wrote from his official account, beginning a series of tweets. “Very sorry for my absence this year, as much as u guys r hating This I’m hating it 100x more .. I will continue to work and learn about myself and the way I function to make sure that this is all ... behind us and we can move forward and I continue to do what I love to do & believe me .. I’ll be ready to blow the doors off .. Ull see (sic).”

Lawrie then posted a photo of a “sh-- happens” bumper sticker with the following caption: “One of my all time fav movies said it best ... ‪#ForrestGump everyone Be easy.”