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Blue Jays' Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game against Pirates with injuries

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Dylan Cease left Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning because of a sore left hamstring

MAY 24 • Associated Press

Blue Jays' Pitcher José Berríos Undergoes Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery

José Berríos underwent a full Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, sidelining the veteran Toronto Blue Jays starter well into th...

MAY 20 • FOX SPORTS

Blue Jays' Pitcher José Berríos Undergoes Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery

Seven Teams, Seven Slow Starts. What's Behind MLB's Most Surprising Struggles?

What's going on with these playoff hopefuls? And what hope do they have of turning things around the rest of the way?

APRIL 23 • FOX SPORTS

Seven Teams, Seven Slow Starts. What's Behind MLB's Most Surprising Struggles?

Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin has played his way into a bigger role in the rotation until reinforcements arrive The Toronto Blue Jays are navigating a barrage of injuries to begin the 2026 season, most notably in the starting rotation. Trey Yesavage, B...

APRIL 23 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Cody Ponce just calmed Blue Jays fans fears by dominating Yankees in spring outing The Toronto Blue Jays rotation is down bad right. Really bad. Shane Bieber and Bowden Francis both went down in February, with the latter se...

MARCH 21 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blue Jays: Five pitchers looking to secure a spot on the Opening Day roster The Toronto Blue Jays have five games on the Spring Training docket before Opening Day rolls around, and the team still has some question ma...

MARCH 18 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Blue Jays add former NY Yankees, Cubs prospect amid Bowden Francis' injury The Toronto Blue Jays claimed a former New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs prospect to reinforce their pitching depth amid Bowden Francis’ inj...

FEBRUARY 19 • BOLAVIP.COM

Cubs lose 5-year veteran infielder to Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays claimed infielder Ben Cowles, a veteran of five seasons in the Chicago Cubs organization, off waivers Wednesday. In a...

FEBRUARY 19 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Sent to 60-day IL The Blue Jays placed Francis (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.

Impact Francis will miss the entire 2026 season after the Blue Jays recently revealed that he would need reconstructive surgery on his right elbow, so his move to the 60-day IL was merely procedural. The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for infielder Ben Cowles, whom the Blue Jays claimed off waivers from the Cubs.

FEBRUARY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Projecting 2026 Blue Jays rotation after Shane Bieber, Bowden Francis injuries During a Tuesday night Zoom call with Blue Jays media, manager John Schneider delivered some roster updates, headlined by injury news on the...

FEBRUARY 11 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Out for 2026 Manager John Schneider revealed Tuesday that Francis is undergoing UCL reconstruction surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the 2026 season, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic repo...

Impact Francis dealt with a right shoulder impingement during the 2025 season that landed him in the injured list in June. He was able to commence a throwing program in August after some prior setbacks and had managed to face hitters during live batting practice. However, with the right-hander set for surgery, he may go a season and a half without pitching in a game.

FEBRUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays: Predicting the Buffalo Bisons' rotation One area of weakness for the Toronto Blue Jays in the past few seasons has been starting pitching depth. A big reason for their early strugg...

DECEMBER 29, 2025 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Bowden Francis has a long road back to the Blue Jays rotation this summer Francis will have to jump a lot of hurdles to get another chance.

DECEMBER 10, 2025 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Examining Bowden Francis's place on the 2026 Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays have a Bowden Francis problem on their hands following their reported signing of Dylan Cease — and there’s no clear so...

DECEMBER 2, 2025 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Blue Jays and Dodgers play in World Series Game 7

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers play in a decisive Game 7 of the World Series

NOVEMBER 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Blue Jays take 3-2 lead into World Series Game 6 against Dodgers

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in Game 6 of the World Series

OCTOBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press

Blue Jays bring 1-0 lead into World Series Game 2 against Dodgers

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers play in Game 2 of the World Series, with the Blue Jays ahead 1-0

OCTOBER 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Blue Jays and Dodgers meet to start the World Series

The Toronto Blue Jays square off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in Game 1 of the World Series

OCTOBER 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Blue Jays host the Mariners in decisive ALCS Game 7

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners take the field in a decisive Game 7 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Mariners try to clinch ALCS in Game 6 against Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners take the field in Game 6 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

Mariners host the Blue Jays in ALCS Game 5 with series tied

The Seattle Mariners host the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in Game 5 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Mariners lead Blue Jays 2-1 ahead of ALCS Game 4

The Seattle Mariners square off against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday in Game 4 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Mariners take 2-0 ALCS lead into Game 3 against Blue Jays

The Seattle Mariners face the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday in Game 3 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 14, 2025 • Associated Press

Mariners lead Blue Jays 1-0 ahead of ALCS Game 2

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners meet in Game 2 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays host the Seattle Mariners in ALCS Game 1

The Toronto Blue Jays play the Seattle Mariners on Sunday in Game 1 of the ALCS

OCTOBER 11, 2025 • Associated Press

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