ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are set to get a late-season addition that will help them continue to try and secure one of the two American League Wild Card spots.

Sidelined since May 10, Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to be activated from the 60-day injured list and start Sunday’s game against Toronto at Tropicana Field.

“I’m excited,” Glasnow said. “I’ve been preparing for this. I think I’ll feel well.”

Though Glasnow will take the hill Sunday, the Rays will continue to be careful with one of their franchise pitchers. Glasnow will continue to get built up over the next couple of weeks, and he will be limited to just two or three innings in his return.

“We are not in a position right now where we can just guarantee pitches for anybody, so we’ll monitor how he’s feeling, how the ball is coming out,” said Rays manager Kevin Cash. “Hopefully he can kind of harness it and get some command early.”

Over the past couple of weeks, Glasnow has gone through multiple bullpen sessions and appeared in a couple of rehab games, including a 33-pitch outing for Triple-A Durham on Monday. Glasnow threw a 'pen session in front of pitching coach Kyle Snyder on Thursday, and all parties decided the right-hander was ready to return.

Glasnow said he didn’t doubt that he would return to the mound this season, but once he suffered a setback in June, he thought he would return as a reliever, not a starter. With an opportunity to make four or five starts before the playoffs, the Rays think he’ll have plenty of opportunities to get built back up as a starter.

Glasnow is ready to get back on the mound, feel the adrenaline rush of pitching in a big league game and help the Rays try to clinch their first postseason berth since 2013.

“That’s what I’m looking forward to the most,” Glasnow said, when asked about the team’s playoff chances. “Just being able to come back and contribute instead of just sitting in the dugout.”

Sogard leaves Friday’s game
Infielder Eric Sogard left Friday’s game against the Blue Jays with a right foot contusion. Sogard sustained the injury in the second inning after fouling a ball off the top of his foot. Sogard finished his at-bat, fouling out to left field, but was replaced by Matt Duffy when the team took the field in the top of the fourth inning. Sogard underwent tests on the foot, but X-rays came back negative.

Other injury news
• Like Glasnow, Blake Snell is getting closer to returning to the Rays. The left-hander has progressed well after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his left elbow, and he is scheduled to make his first rehab outing on Saturday for Durham. If that goes well, Tampa Bay could consider inserting Snell back into the pitching staff.

• Tommy Pham got checked out by a doctor on Friday, and it was revealed that he has a mild flexor strain in his right elbow. Pham was out of the lineup on Friday, but the hope is that the outfielder can return to the lineup on Saturday against Toronto in a designated-hitter role.

• Yonny Chirinos threw his first bullpen session on Thursday, and the right-hander said everything went well. He’s scheduled for a second 'pen session on Sunday, and he will throw live batting practice over the next week against hitters, with Brandon Lowe participating.