Toronto Blue Jays All-Star Exits Friday Loss Against Chicago White Sox
The Blue Jays' starting catcher, Alejandro Kirk, took a foul ball of his thumb
The Toronto Blue Jays' injury pile has continued to grow larger and larger less than 10 games into the 2026 season. In spring training alone, three starting pitchers — Shane Bieber, Jose Berrios and Trey Yesavage — suffered injuries that kept them off the Opening Day roster. Yesavage was sent on a rehab assignment with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays on Friday.
Cody Ponce, a fellow starting pitcher, will also be out an extended period of time after suffering an ACL sprain in a game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Toronto attempted to mitigate the injuries in the rotation by signing veteran left-hander and two-time All-Star Patrick Corbin to a one-year deal Friday. On the same days the Blue Jays made a move to help mitigate the injuries to the rotation, they suffered another potential injury to the player those ailing hurlers will be throwing to when they return.
Toronto catcher and 2025 All-Star Alejandro Kirk took a foul ball off his thumb in a 5-4 loss against the Chicago White Sox on Friday. El catcher tijuanense Alejandro Kirk salió lesionado de un dedo de la mano izquierda tras recibir un impacto por un foul tip. Se espera que Kirk sea evaluado por el cuerpo médico de los Blue Jays para conocer la gravedad de su lesión.
pic. twitter. com/pfHrrCNv6R — Héctor García (@hagarciav) April 4, 2026 According to postgame comments made by Toronto manager John Schneider, which were shared in a post on "X" from MLB.