Ponce's Knee Injury Hits Blue Jays Pitching Staff

0:00On April 1st, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce is sidelined with a sprained ligament in his right knee and expected to miss significant time. Manager John Schneider broke the news Tuesday, right before their game against Colorado. The team placed the right-hander on the 15-day injured list and brought up Lazaro Estrada from AAA Buffalo to fill the spot. Meanwhile, the Jays rotation is already banged up bad. They've got three other starters on the 15-day list too. Jose Barriels and Shane Bieber nursing sore elbows plus Trey Yessivage dealing with a sore shoulder. That's a rough stretch for their pitching staff early in the season. Ponce inked the $30 million dollar three-year deal with the defending AL champs last December. This injury hit during his first big league start since 2021 and Monday's blowout lost to Colorado where he got hurt chasing down a... In that short outing, he struck out three, walked one, and gave up just one run over two and a third innings.

1:02Before MLB, Ponce dominated in South Korea last year with the Hanwai Eagles, going 17-1 with a 1.89 ERA, snagging MVP and the pitching triple crown. Coming from Milwaukee's second round draft pick in 2015, he bounced through Pittsburgh and Stinson, Japan, before landing back stateside. This knee issue tests Toronto's depth, but they'll grind through while hoping for quick returns across the board. This has been MLB News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story.