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Blue Jays put Barger on IL, Kirk has surgery, Yesavage nearing return

April 7, 2026

TORONTO -- Add another name to the list. Tuesday, it’s Addison Barger headed to the IL, another day of bad news for the Blue Jays. Barger actually injured both of his ankles on the same play over the weekend in Chicago, but it’s a left ankle sprain that lands him

Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions

April 7, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.

Kirk to undergo surgery on broken left thumb

April 6, 2026

TORONTO -- Alejandro Kirk will undergo surgery to repair his fractured left thumb Tuesday, John Schneider announced, and while the Blue Jays will have a better feel for his timeline after that procedure, this still isn’t the news anyone was hoping for. Kirk fractured his thumb Friday in Chicago when

Barger exits Blue Jays' loss with injuries to both ankles

April 5, 2026

CHICAGO -- The hits just keep on coming. Addison Barger was removed from the Blue Jays’ 3-0 loss to the White Sox Sunday with bilateral ankle discomfort. Barger was thrown out at first on a great defensive play in the third inning and seemed to land awkwardly as he ran

Kirk (fractured left thumb) placed on injured list by Toronto

April 4, 2026

CHICAGO -- Alejandro Kirk has a fracture in his left thumb, the Blue Jays announced, which also dislocated when he caught a foul tip off the bottom edge of his glove in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the White Sox in Chicago. Kirk is headed to the IL, but for how

Yesavage takes major step in first rehab outing with Single-A Dunedin

April 3, 2026

CHICAGO -- Last season, Trey Yesavage opened the season pitching in Single-A and ended up pitching in the World Series. Maybe he can pull it off again in 2026? Yesavage’s rehab assignment lined up with him being the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays’ Opening Day starter on Friday night, a major

'Hoping that it's nothing serious': Kirk undergoes X-rays on left thumb

April 3, 2026

CHICAGO -- In five awful minutes on Friday, the Blue Jays lost Alejandro Kirk and the game, but Kirk is far more worrying. Kirk underwent X-rays on his left thumb after leaving Friday’s 5-4 loss to the White Sox at Rate Field in the 10th inning, and outside of Vladimir

Ponce has ACL sprain; return this season not ruled out

March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce is going to miss “significant time” with a right knee injury he sustained in Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies, another tough blow to a rotation that’s already dealing with too many injuries. For now, the diagnosis is a sprained right ACL, but

Ponce carted off field in first big league appearance since 2021

Right-hander undergoing MRI on right knee after sustaining injury fielding a grounder in opener vs. Rockies
March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- Cody Ponce left his Blue Jays debut on a medical cart on Monday night at Rogers Centre, a difficult scene to end his first Major League appearance since 2021. The Blue Jays soon announced an initial diagnosis of “right knee discomfort” for Ponce, who is getting an MRI,

Fluharty bruised, not broken, after consecutive comebackers force his exit

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Lightning struck twice on Blue Jays reliever Mason Fluharty, who was hit by back-to-back comebackers on Saturday afternoon against the Athletics and was forced to leave the game. Fluharty has been diagnosed with a right knee contusion, but the good news is that X-rays came back negative and

Yesavage to open season on IL with shoulder impingement

March 19, 2026

DUNEDIN -- The hits just keep on coming to the Blue Jays’ rotation. Trey Yesavage, the breakout star of 2025 and an early favorite for the ‘26 AL Rookie of the Year Award, will begin the season on the IL. Yesavage is dealing with a right shoulder impingement, manager John

Berríos has stress fracture in elbow, but expected to pitch through it

Right-hander feeling no pain, will begin season on IL
March 18, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The bad news is that José Berríos has a stress fracture in his right elbow. The good news? That might sound scarier than it actually is. This diagnosis finally comes at the end of a frustrating process for Berríos, who only discovered there was inflammation in his

Berríos (right elbow inflammation) to visit doctor

March 13, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- José Berríos will travel to meet with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday, the next step after recent MRIs showed a new type of inflammation in his right elbow. This inflammation is different from what Berríos dealt with towards the end of the 2025 season, when he landed

Tiedemann shut down with elbow soreness; MRI comes back clean

February 24, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Just as Ricky Tiedemann was building some momentum again in Spring Training, he has been shut down for the next week with left elbow soreness. The good news is that an initial MRI showed “nothing structural” in Tiedemann’s elbow, but the bad news is that we’re talking

Bieber making progress, likely to throw off mound in 'next week to two weeks'

February 19, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The early days of camp brought the bad news that Shane Bieber would be “delayed” ramping up for the new season, but that process is beginning to move. Bieber had been playing catch at 90 feet when camp opened, which you can call “step one” of any

'It's not easy to deal with': Santander staring down long rehab after shoulder surgery

February 18, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Anthony Santander is back at the bottom of the mountain again, staring up. His left arm immobilized in a sling to keep his shoulder still, he’s just hoping to play baseball this season, but that feels far away right now. That left shoulder injury was the anchor

Toronto's rotation depth to be tested with Bieber's spring delayed, Francis out until '27

February 10, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- You can never have enough starting pitching. Just over 12 hours before Blue Jays pitchers and catchers officially report for Spring Training, we can see why. Shane Bieber's ramp-up will be delayed this spring, manager John Schneider announced on Tuesday, the result of some right forearm inflammation

Santander (shoulder surgery) expected to miss much of '26 season

February 10, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Anthony Santander’s comeback season has already been grounded. Santander will undergo left labral surgery on Wednesday with Dr. Keith Meister and is expected to miss five to six months, manager John Schneider announced, another brutal blow after injuries and poor performance wiped out the first year of

'He's ready to go': Springer returns, plays entirety of Game 6

November 1, 2025

TORONTO -- When George Springer walked off the field at Dodger Stadium in Game 3, grimacing and holding his right side, it looked like his season was over. Not so fast. Springer was back in the lineup for Game 6 on Friday night in Toronto, where the Dodgers beat the

Springer sits again in Game 5, hopes for return in Toronto

October 30, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- George Springer tried and tried, but he’s not ready to return to the World Series just yet. After leaving Game 3 of the World Series with “right oblique discomfort,” Springer was held out of the starting lineup for Game 4 against the Dodgers on Tuesday but tried

Springer sits out Game 4 but remains on World Series roster

October 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES -- George Springer is out of the Blue Jays’ lineup… but he’s still on the roster. After leaving the 6-5 loss in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night with right side discomfort, it looked like Springer’s incredible season may be over. There’s still hope, though,

Springer exits with right side discomfort, sent for MRI

October 28, 2025

LOS ANGELES – The good vibes surrounding George Springer’s World Series return to Dodger Stadium – the venue that played host to his career-defining performance during the 2017 Fall Classic – painfully came to an abrupt end. Springer reached for his right side and was in clear discomfort shortly after

Bichette not in starting lineup for Game 2, enters as pinch-hitter

October 26, 2025

TORONTO -- When the Blue Jays added Bo Bichette to their World Series roster after he hadn’t played in over a month, they knew load management was going to be something they would have to deal with. Limited in his return on Friday night as he went 1-for-2 with a

Bichette returns to lineup, plays 2B for first time in MLB career

October 25, 2025

TORONTO -- Every inning of Bo Bichette’s big league life had come at shortstop. Then, when Game 1 of the 2025 World Series began, he ran out to second base. Back from a left knee sprain that cost him seven weeks, Bichette played second base for the first time since

Bichette (knee) takes grounders at 2B; Schneider open to playing him there

October 23, 2025

Bo Bichette is getting ready to play in the World Series -- but at what position?