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Injuries & Roster Moves: Stefanic, Gowdy sign MiLB deals

December 3, 2024

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to track all of the Blue Jays' moves, along with the progress of any injured players.

Despite abrupt end to season, Wagner makes strong first impression

@KeeganMatheson
October 10, 2024

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Bichette's season officially over following fractured finger

@KeeganMatheson
September 19, 2024

ARLINGTON -- A long, frustrating season for Bo Bichette has come to a quick, disappointing end. Bichette has a fracture in his right middle finger, the Blue Jays announced prior to Thursday’s 4-0 win at Globe Life Field in which they shut out the Rangers, and the timing is cruel.

Varsho out for season, will undergo rotator cuff surgery

@KeeganMatheson
September 18, 2024

ARLINGTON -- For the past week, Daulton Varsho has been day to day with a nagging shoulder issue. That just took a turn. Varsho will undergo rotator cuff surgery soon to repair his right shoulder, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Tuesday, which ends his 2024 season on a worrying

Blue Jays top prospect Tiedemann will undergo Tommy John surgery

@KeeganMatheson
July 27, 2024

TORONTO -- The bad news just keeps on coming. Ricky Tiedemann, the Blue Jays’ No. 1 prospect and a gifted young left-hander, will undergo full Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. Tiedemann has battled injuries all season, which is unfortunately nothing new for him. He first hit the IL in late

Bichette exits early with third calf strain of season, placed on IL

@KeeganMatheson
July 20, 2024

TORONTO -- It happened exactly how the Blue Jays feared it would. Bo Bichette hit a line drive into the right-field corner in the bottom of the sixth Friday, and with a shot the ball would drop, he busted out of the box up the first-base line. Five steps later,

Votto scratched from Triple-A start amid another ankle setback

@KeeganMatheson
July 19, 2024

TORONTO -- Joey Votto was scratched from his scheduled debut with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Friday after tweaking his right ankle in pregame activities. Votto will be evaluated Saturday, the Blue Jays announced, to determine next steps. This is the same right ankle that Votto rolled on a bat

No. 2 prospect Martinez joins Blue Jays as youth movement continues

@KeeganMatheson
June 27, 2024

TORONTO -- The youth movement is on in Toronto, both by choice and necessity. The Blue Jays have promoted No. 2 prospect Orelvis Martinez (No. 68 in MLB), the gifted young slugger who has been knocking on the door all season. Long considered to have the most power potential in

Manoah to miss rest of 2024 with UCL surgery

@sonjamchen
June 7, 2024

OAKLAND -- Right-hander Alek Manoah will undergo surgery to repair his right ulnar collateral ligament, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said before Friday's game against the A's. Manoah will miss at least the rest of the 2024 season. The surgery is scheduled for June 17 with Dr. Keith Meister, who

Manoah exits due to right elbow discomfort, will undergo MRI

@KeeganMatheson
May 29, 2024

CHICAGO -- Just as things were starting to go well again for Alek Manoah, it took a turn Wednesday night in Chicago. Manoah was removed from the Blue Jays’ 3-1 win at Guaranteed Rate Field with right elbow discomfort, leaving a cloud over an otherwise excellent series for the Blue

Pitching depth to be tested with Rodríguez sidelined

Once a strength, the Blue Jays' starting pitching depth has quickly eroded over the first month of '24
@juliackreuz
April 30, 2024

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are down another key arm. Right-hander Yariel Rodríguez, one of the club’s most interesting stories in 2024, was placed on the 15-day injured list with thoracic spine inflammation ahead of Toronto’s game against the Royals on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, reliever Zach Pop was

No. 4 prospect Barriera has Tommy John surgery, per agent

@juliackreuz
April 29, 2024

TORONTO -- Left-hander Brandon Barriera, the Blue Jays’ No. 4 overall prospect, underwent a combination Tommy John surgery and internal brace procedure on his throwing elbow, the club confirmed on Monday. The procedure addressed a Grade 2 UCL tear, said Barriera’s agent, Nate Heisler, on social media. The Blue Jays

No. 1 prospect Tiedemann has elbow inflammation, no structural damage

@juliackreuz
April 26, 2024

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays got the "best possible news" on Ricky Tiedemann, as examinations showed no ligament damage in the No. 1 prospect's left elbow. Manager John Schneider said on Friday that Tiedemann has been diagnosed with ulnar nerve inflammation and he is expected to resume throwing within the

Blue Jays holding breath as top prospect arms await diagnosis

@KeeganMatheson
April 23, 2024

KANSAS CITY -- It feels like the Blue Jays’ top hitting prospects are putting on a show every night, but on the pitching side, the news isn’t nearly as rosy. The Blue Jays have lost three of their top five pitching prospects to arm injuries over the past two weeks,

Manoah struggles with control in Single-A rehab start

@KeeganMatheson
April 7, 2024

NEW YORK -- Alek Manoah started his Minor League rehab assignment down in Single-A Dunedin on Sunday, far from the cold competition at Yankee Stadium, and it didn’t go how anyone planned. Manoah walked the first four batters he faced, throwing just two strikes in his first 18 pitches. His

Gausman making strides, not going to rush things as regular season nears

@juliackreuz
March 20, 2024

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- With or without him, Kevin Gausman is confident in the Blue Jays’ rotation to start the 2024 season. Gausman, who’s building back up after dealing with right shoulder fatigue earlier in the spring, took a big step forward on Wednesday when he threw two innings and 36

Romano, Swanson ailing; bullpen to be tested

Blue Jays' key relievers sidelined with elbow inflammation, forearm tightness, respectively
@KeeganMatheson
March 19, 2024

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays’ deep, talented bullpen took two blows Tuesday with news that Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson are both dealing with injuries, only nine days from Opening Day. Romano has right elbow inflammation, while Swanson has experienced some right forearm tightness -- the last words you

Jansen fractures right wrist bone, out at least 2 weeks

@KeeganMatheson
March 15, 2024

DUNEDIN, FLA. -- The Blue Jays got some bad news Friday that sounds all too similar to news we’ve heard before. Danny Jansen has a fractured pisiform bone in his right wrist and will miss at least a couple of weeks. Jansen’s history with hand injuries was already something that

Gausman (shoulder fatigue) is latest Toronto hurler with setback

@KeeganMatheson
March 4, 2024

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- In Spring Training, no news is good news. Well, there’s been a lot of news lately. Monday morning opened with manager John Schneider sharing that Kevin Gausman wouldn’t be throwing his scheduled live bullpen session. Gausman didn’t fully bounce back after his bullpen a few days ago

'Cranky' right shoulder sidelines Manoah

An MRI shows no structural damage, and righty will be reevaluated in a few days
@KeeganMatheson
March 2, 2024

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Before taking his first question from reporters prior to Saturday's 6-2 loss to Atlanta, Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that he had “one thing off the top.” Good news doesn’t tend to follow that. Alek Manoah is dealing with soreness in his throwing shoulder and “didn’t

Vlad undergoes MRI after late scratch due to knee discomfort

@KeeganMatheson
September 20, 2023

NEW YORK -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch for Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, as he deals with right knee discomfort, the Blue Jays announced roughly 40 minutes before first pitch. Guerrero started at DH in Tuesday’s opener, which was curious given Toronto’s off-day on Monday, but it

Bichette's absence amplified by frustrating loss to Nationals

@KeeganMatheson
August 29, 2023

TORONTO -- Bo Bichette is the player the Blue Jays can least afford to lose, but for the second time in a month, they’re facing life without him. Bichette was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a right quad strain only eight games after returning from a three-week

Vladdy day to day after exiting with left middle finger discomfort

@KeeganMatheson
August 20, 2023

CINCINNATI -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. exited Sunday afternoon during a 10-3 win at Great American Ball Park with left middle finger discomfort, dampening an otherwise incredible day for the Blue Jays’ offense. Guerrero lost his bat on a big swing against Hunter Greene in the top of the fourth, but

Blue Jays prevail after Ryu's no-hit outing cut short by liner off knee

Biggio hits go-ahead HR, makes clutch unassisted DP in 8th in Toronto's 4th straight win
@KeeganMatheson
August 7, 2023

CLEVELAND -- Hyun Jin Ryu may have dodged a serious injury, but the Blue Jays are still holding their breath while he undergoes X-rays after taking a batted ball off the right knee in Monday’s 3-1 win over the Guardians. The timing is cruel for Ryu, who was making just

Bichette lands on injured list with patellar tendinitis

@KeeganMatheson
August 2, 2023

TORONTO -- It’s not the worst-case scenario, but it’s not good news for the Blue Jays, either. Bo Bichette is headed to the 10-day IL with right patellar tendinitis after pulling up in pain while running the bases on Monday. The injury came less than 24 hours before Tuesday’s Trade