This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
RHP Cody Ponce
Injury: Right knee ACL sprain
IL date: March 31 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Could miss 2026 season
Status: Doctors are still reviewing the MRI to reach a full diagnosis and determine if there is a tear, but Ponce will miss "significant time" according to John Schneider. (updated: March 31) More >>
RHP Trey Yesavage
Injury: Right shoulder impingement
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially late April
Status: Will throw a sim game April 3 with roughly three innings and 45 pitches. Manager John Schneider has been "very encouraged" by his recent steps building up. (updated: March 30) More >>
RHP Shane Bieber
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially May
Status: Scheduled to throw off a mound for the first time April 4, which will begin his ramp-up process. (updated: March 30) 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: Will throw another bullpen session March 31 at the club's complex in Florida. (updated: March 30)
RHP José Berríos
Injury: Right elbow stress fracture
IL date: March 25 (15-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Scheduled to throw a bullpen March 31, then face live hitters April 4. (updated: March 30) More >>
OF Anthony Santander
Injury: Left shoulder labral surgery
IL date: March 25 (10-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
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
March 31
• RHP Cody Ponce placed on 15-day IL with right knee ACL sprain
• RHP Lazaro Estrada recalled from Triple-A
March 29
• SS Dub Gleed and future considerations acquired from Marlins for SS Leo Jiménez More >>
March 25
• RHP Chase Lee optioned to Triple-A Buffalo
• INF Leo Jiménez designated for assignment
• RHP Angel Bastardo designated for assignment
March 21
• RHP Lazaro Estrada optioned to Triple-A Buffalo
• RHP Connor Seabold granted release, becomes free agent