Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions

April 25th, 2025

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

LATEST INJURIES

RHP
Injury:
Right thumb inflammation
IL date: March 30 (15-day IL)
Expected return: May at the earliest
Status: Threw 27 pitches off a mound at Yankee Stadium on April 25; Toronto will evaluate how his thumb bounces back from that step. (updated April 25) More >>

CF
Injury: Right rotator cuff surgery
IL date: March 27 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Late April
Status: Will DH in a Triple-A game on April 25, with a decision pending on whether he'll return this weekend in New York or on April 29 in Toronto. (updated April 25) More >>

RHP
Injury:
Median nerve entrapment
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Potentially early May
Status: Threw 16 pitches in an extended spring training game on April 25, with a formal rehab assignment possibly the next step. (updated April 25)

RHP
Injury:
Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: March 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 24)
Expected return: Potentially early-to-mid May
Status: Threw a bullpen session April 22 in Dunedin, Fla., and is close to facing hitters in live BP. (updated April 22)

RHP
Injury:
Right lat strain
IL date: April 20 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially mid-May
Status: Sandlin had be working through this issue, but the Blue Jays wanted to get out ahead of it, so he'll shut down from throwing for a few days. (updated April 20)

RHP
Injury: Right UCL surgery
Expected return: Midseason 2025
Status: Manoah threw off the mound again on March 22, marking the second time since his elbow surgery. (updated March 22)

LHP
Injury: Tommy John surgery (left elbow)
Expected return: Potentially late 2025
Status: Has physical gifts few prospects do, but he has battled injuries, and this recovery is his biggest challenge yet. If he gets back into game action by the end of the 2025 season, that's a success. (updated Feb. 13)

LATEST TRANSACTIONS

April 21
• LHP recalled from Triple-A Buffalo
• LHP optioned to Triple-A Buffalo

April 20
• RHP (right lat strain) placed on 15-day IL
• RHP designated for assignment
• RHP , RHP Paxton Schultz selected to MLB roster

April 18
• OF reinstated from paternity list