Toronto Blue Jays Latest Signing to Make Season Debut Against Minnesota Twins
Patrick Corbin will be up in the majors with the Blue Jays after just one minor league start
The Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation has been dealt with the injury bug hard though the first two weeks of the season. The Blue Jays had three starters — Jose Berrios, Trey Yesavage and Shane Bieber — go down in or at the start of spring training due to respective injuries, although all three seem to be progressing . Toronto signed veteran hurler and three-time Cy Young winner Max Scherzer to a one-year, $3 million contract to help round out the starting rotation.
The rotation ended up suffering another loss when offseason free agent-singing Cody Ponce suffered an ACL sprain. He recently underwent surgery for the injury. Due to the number of starters down, the Blue Jays made the decision to sign veteran left-hander Patrick Corbin to a one-year deal.
Despite not being signed to a team this offseason, Corbin's individual work had him ramped up to an 80-pitch workload. He was expected to make one-to-two starts in the minor leagues before he was called up to the majors. Corbin's call-up was made the more imperative when Scherzer exited his most recent start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.
He left after two innings due to right tendinitis but is expected to make his next scheduled start against the Minnesota Twins on April 12. Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer throws during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 6 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. | Nick Turchiaro/Imagn Images Corbin was called up to the major league roster April 7 and is scheduled to make his Blue Jays and season debut in the majors against the Twins at 7:07 p.