Cody Ponce set to undergo knee surgery with lengthy return goal for Blue Jays

Cody Ponce set to undergo knee surgery with lengthy return goal for Blue Jays originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Toronto Blue Jays have been dealt some tough news when it comes to their starting rotation this season.

Bowden Francis, Trey Yesavage, Jose Berrios and Shane Bieber started the season on the injured list. But after his first start, Cody Ponce suffered a freak accident, with an ACL strain that will keep him out for a while. As Keegan Matheson of MLB.

com reports, Ponce is going to undergo surgery and is now slated for a lengthy six-month recovery timeline. Cody Ponce faces six-month recovery amid knee surgery "Cody Ponce (right ACL sprain) will have knee surgery next week, John Schneider says," Matheson reports. "Recovery estimate: 6 months.

#Blue Jays. " This update from John Schneider on Ponce is a tough one. His injury was always going to be a long recovery, and this update confirms it.