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Springer appears to avoid new injury after being plunked on fractured toe

5:57 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS -- George Springer left Saturday’s game against the Twins in significant pain after he took a pitch off his left foot, the exact spot where he fractured his left big toe last month. “Bad luck” feels like an undersell here. This is cruel luck, a slider from Connor Prielipp

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May 1, 2026

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Scherzer placed on IL with forearm tendinitis, ankle inflammation

April 27, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays placed Max Scherzer on the 15-day IL with right forearm tendinitis and left ankle inflammation on Monday, yet another blow to a rotation that has nearly as many injured pitchers as healthy ones. Scherzer has been dealing with this forearm tendinitis since his second start

Red-hot Lukes to undergo MRI after early exit with hamstring discomfort

April 25, 2026

TORONTO -- Another day, another injury for the Blue Jays. This time, it was Nathan Lukes leaving the game early with left hamstring discomfort after running out a double in the first inning of Friday's 8-6 loss. Lukes’ double was a breath of fresh air after the Guardians launched two

Springer (toe) ramps up activity; weekend return possibly in play

April 21, 2026

ANAHEIM -- George Springer participated in running drills and hit off a machine at Angel Stadium on Tuesday, marking his most significant activity since fracturing his left big toe earlier this month. While the workout was a positive sign, Springer was realistic about the physical discomfort that remains as the

Yesavage set for one more rehab outing before return to Blue Jays

April 17, 2026

PHOENIX -- You’ll have to wait another week to see Trey Yesavage back in the big leagues. Yesavage will make another rehab start Tuesday with Triple-A Buffalo, which will surely be his last one before rejoining the Blue Jays back in Toronto after their series on the West Coast against

Berríos begins rehab stint, is expected to return shortly after Yesavage

April 16, 2026

MILWAUKEE -- While much of the attention has been on the upcoming return of Trey Yesavage, José Berríos is coming close behind. Berríos made his first rehab start Thursday night with Single-A Dunedin, but is a bit more stretched out than some starters are when they begin an assignment. He

Yesavage strikes out 5 in likely final rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo

April 15, 2026

MILWAUKEE -- Help is on the way. Finally. Trey Yesavage threw 71 pitches (42 strikes) in what could be his final rehab start Wednesday as he works back from a shoulder impingement that delayed the start of his season. That pitch count, along with 4 1/3 innings for Triple-A Buffalo,

Eloy called up as Blue Jays add Springer (toe fracture) to IL ranks

April 12, 2026

TORONTO -- Already with a full MLB rotation on the IL, the Blue Jays are unfortunately beginning to build out their IL’s lineup. George Springer is the latest name added to the list after CT scans on Saturday confirmed a fracture in his left big toe. Up in his place

Springer undergoing CT scan after fracturing toe on foul

April 11, 2026

TORONTO -- George Springer left Saturday’s game against the Twins with a left big toe fracture, the Blue Jays announced, another blow in a season that already feels cursed by injuries. Springer fouled a pitch off his left foot in the third inning and immediately went down in pain, but

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

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