
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Trey Yesavage
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially his next start
Status: Threw 71 pitches over 4 1/3 innings in a Triple-A rehab outing Wednesday and could return to the Blue Jays for his next start. (updated: April 15) More >>
RHP Shane Bieber
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially mid-late May
Status: Threw another bullpen April 14 in Dunedin as he continues to build up. (updated: April 14) More >>
RHP José Berríos
Injury: Right elbow stress fracture
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially early May
Status: Will make first rehab start April 16 with Single-A Dunedin, aiming for three innings and 50 pitches. (updated: April 14) More >>
RF/3B Addison Barger
Injury: Left ankle sprain
IL date: April 7 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late April
Status: Now at complex in Dunedin working to expedite recovery and ramp up baseball activities (updated: April 14) More >>
RHP Yimi García
Injury: Rehab from 2025 right elbow surgery
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially mid-late April
Status: Threw another bullpen April 14 in Dunedin and is nearing a rehab assignment. (updated: April 14)
DH/OF George Springer
Injury: Left big toe fracture
IL date: April 12 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Late April
Status: CT scans confirmed fracture. Possible Springer only needs minimum of 10 days. (updated: April 12) More >>
C Alejandro Kirk
Injury: Left thumb fracture
IL date: April 4 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially mid to late May
Status: Underwent surgery on April 7 and had a screw inserted in his thumb. Expectation is a six-week recovery. (updated: April 7) More >>
RHP Cody Ponce
Injury: Right knee ACL sprain
IL date: March 31 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Likely to miss 2026 season
Status: Will undergo surgery on April 15 and is expected to miss six months, which likely ends his season. (updated: April 7) 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)
LHP Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays' No. 5 prospect)
Injury: Left elbow soreness
Expected return: Week to week
Status: Was scheduled to begin throwing again March 10, which is a step in the right direction after being shut down the past couple of weeks. The Blue Jays were working to find some preventative measures to help Tiedemann avoid further elbow soreness in the future. (updated: March 10) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
April 14
• Optioned INF Tyler Fitzgerald to Triple-A
• INF Lenyn Sosa reported to the team and was activated
April 13
• Acquired INF Lenyn Sosa from White Sox for OF Jordan Rich and future considerations
• Transferred Shane Bieber to 60-day IL
April 12
• DH/OF George Springer (left big toe fracture) placed on 10-day IL
• 1B/OF Eloy Jiménez recalled from Triple-A
April 7
• 3B/OF Addison Barger (left ankle sprain) placed on 10-day IL
• 2B/OF Tyler Fitzgerald recalled from Triple-A
• LHP Josh Fleming designated for assignment
• LHP Patrick Corbin recalled from Single-A
April 6
• LHP Josh Fleming selected to Major League roster
• RHP Austin Voth designated for assignment
April 5
• LHP Brendon Little and RHP Lazaro Estrada optioned to Triple-A
• LHP Joe Mantiply and RHP Austin Voth added to Major League roster
• RHP Cody Ponce and OF Anthony Santander transferred to 60-day IL
April 4
• C Brandon Valenzuela recalled from Triple-A Buffalo
• C Alejandro Kirk placed on the 10-day injured list (left thumb fracture)
• INF Tyler Fitzgerald acquired from the Giants for cash considerations