This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURY UPDATES
RHP Tommy Nance
Injury: Right forearm discomfort
IL date: May 17
Expected return: Potentially early June
Status: Nance will undergo more tests, but is hopeful that this could be managed with rest. The club should know more later in the week. (updated: May 17)
RHP José Berríos
Injury: Right elbow stress fracture
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Will undergo surgery Wednesday to clean up elbow and "loose bodies," but this could also include ligament repair once doctors get a better look. (updated: May 16) More >>
C Alejandro Kirk
Injury: Left thumb fracture
IL date: April 4 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Now doing everything except for hitting live pitching. Will also catch Shane Bieber's next bullpen session. (updated: May 15) More >>
RHP Yimi García
Injury: Rehab from 2025 right elbow surgery
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially early June
Status: Expected to throw another bullpen session before his next rehab appearance is scheduled. (updated: May 15)
RF Addison Barger
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: May 11 (10-day IL, retroactive to May 10)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Blue Jays hope to ramp up his hitting and throwing during upcoming Yankees series. (updated: May 15) More >>
RHP Max Scherzer
Injury: Right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation
IL date: April 27 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Scherzer is "back to throwing" and will continue to ramp up again. (updated: May 15) More >>
RHP Shane Bieber
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially early June
Status: Will throw another bullpen session on May 16, as he continues to ramp up facing hitters. (updated: May 15)
OF Nathan Lukes
Injury: Left hamstring discomfort
IL date: April 25 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late May
Status: Running the bases and is scheduled to play in rehab games beginning Monday, likely at the complex. (updated: May 15) More >>
LHP Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays' No. 5 prospect)
Injury: Left elbow soreness
Expected return: TBD
Status: Remains in Florida. Manager John Schneider did not have an immediate update on his throwing status but mentioned he would be checking on it. (updated: April 20) More >>
RHP Lazaro Estrada
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: April 5 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Discovered after Estrada was optioned, so he has been placed on the Major League IL. (updated: April 17)
RHP Cody Ponce
Injury: Right knee ACL sprain
IL date: March 31 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Likely to miss 2026 season
Status: Underwent surgery and is expected to miss the rest of 2026. (updated: April 17) More >>
OF Anthony Santander
Injury: Left shoulder labral surgery
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially by end of 2026 season
Status: Underwent surgery to repair the labral tear and is hoping to return to the Blue Jays in five to six months. This timeline should be clearer by June, but any return in 2026 would be a success. (updated: March 26) More >>
RHP Bowden Francis
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction surgery
IL date: Feb. 18 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery and will miss the entire 2026 season. (updated: March 26)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 17
• RHP Tommy Nance: placed on 15-day IL (right forearm discomfort)
• LHP Adam Macko: recalled from Triple-A
May 11
• RHP Yariel Rodríguez: Selected to Major League Roster
• OF Yohendrick Piñango: Recalled from Triple-A
• RF Addison Barger: Placed on 10-day injured list
• LHP Eric Lauer: Designated for assignment