SAN JOSE — Earthquakes newcomer Mark Sherrod could make his season debut this weekend as part of the 18-man roster traveling to Toronto, coach Dominic Kinnear said Wednesday.

Sherrod, a 6-foot-3 striker who came to San Jose in a December trade with Orlando City SC, has to yet to play for the Quakes (5-4-3) because of a knee injury.

“We didn’t make the trade to not play him,” Kinnear said of the target forward who looked sharp during finishing drills Wednesday.

Sherrod, 24, had two goals and one assist in nine games for Kinnear’s Houston Dynamo last year before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear in May. He had complications with his recovery that slowed his return this season.

Argentine playmaker Matias Perez Garcia didn’t practice Wednesday as a precautionary measure after suffering a left leg injury last week. But Kinnear said the midfielder is fit and preparing for the game Saturday against the Reds (4-5-1).