Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.
Scherzer nearing return -- but can he reclaim rotation spot from Miles?
TORONTO -- Just as we all predicted in spring, the Blue Jays’ No. 5 job could come down to Max Scherzer and Spencer Miles in early June.
That’s why they play the games, and a wildly unpredictable start has landed the Blue Jays here. Scherzer, on the IL since late April
Blue Jays prospect Macko set to become 1st MLB player born in Slovakia
DETROIT -- The Blue Jays placed reliever Tommy Nance on the 15-day injured list Sunday morning with right forearm discomfort, yet another injury in a season already filled with them.
Taking Nance’s place on the roster will be lefty Adam Macko, who will become the first MLB player born
Berríos to undergo surgery for elbow fracture
DETROIT -- José Berríos will undergo right elbow surgery on Wednesday, the Blue Jays announced, but we won’t know just how serious this procedure is until the doctors begin to operate.
Dr. Keith Meister will perform the surgery after meeting with Berríos over the past week to examine the stress fracture
Blue Jays considering elbow surgery as option for Berríos
DETROIT -- The Blue Jays aren’t ready to announce the plan for José Berríos and his right elbow just yet. That could come as soon as Saturday, but the potential treatments they’re considering include the word no one wants to hear.
“Surgery is on the table. It’s an option at this
Barger (elbow) back to IL; Lauer DFA'd in flurry of moves
The Blue Jays will be without Addison Barger once again after the outfielder was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with right elbow inflammation. The move comes just two days after he returned from an IL stint with an ankle injury.
Barger returned Saturday against the Angels but felt sore
Berríos set to visit doctor after MRI shows 'small changes' to initial injury
TORONTO -- A difficult year has taken another bad turn for José Berríos, who will meet with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday for an in-person evaluation.
Berríos has been rehabbing from a stress fracture in his right elbow, but it’s more accurate to say that Berríos is “pitching through” the issue,
Scherzer's rehab delayed by continued forearm soreness
ST. PETERSBURG -- Max Scherzer has been on the injured list since April 27 due to left ankle inflammation and right forearm tendinitis.
Nine days later, the good news is that Scherzer’s ankle feels better. The bad news is that his forearm doesn’t feel as good as his ankle.
Springer returns to lineup as Vladdy has first day off ... until 8th inning
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Blue Jays welcomed George Springer back to the top of their lineup for Tuesday’s 4-3 loss against the Rays at Tropicana Field. But the order was without its biggest bat.
Berríos to undergo MRI after experiencing elbow soreness, decreased velocity
ST. PETERSBURG -- Right-handed starter José Berríos will undergo an MRI on his right elbow Tuesday night after he disclosed to coaches that he was feeling a little more sore than usual in the wake of his rough rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
Berríos received hugs and
Springer appears to avoid new injury after being plunked on fractured toe
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
Scherzer placed on IL with forearm tendinitis, ankle inflammation
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 of
Red-hot Lukes to undergo MRI after early exit with hamstring discomfort
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
Springer (toe) ramps up activity; weekend return possibly in play
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
Berríos begins rehab stint, is expected to return shortly after Yesavage
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.
Yesavage set for one more rehab outing before return to Blue Jays
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 the
Yesavage strikes out 5 in likely final rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo
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
Eloy called up as Blue Jays add Springer (toe fracture) to IL ranks
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 is
Springer undergoing CT scan after fracturing toe on foul
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 as
Blue Jays put Barger on IL, Kirk has surgery, Yesavage nearing return
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
Kirk to undergo surgery on broken left thumb
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
Barger exits Blue Jays' loss with injuries to both ankles
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
Kirk (fractured left thumb) placed on injured list by Toronto
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
Yesavage takes major step in first rehab outing with Single-A Dunedin
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 step
'Hoping that it's nothing serious': Kirk undergoes X-rays on left thumb
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