Yesavage Starts Season on IL as Jays Shuffle Rotation
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Trey Yesavage will begin the 2026 season on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement, delaying his ramp-up and Opening Day; he’ll throw again March 25 but has no timetable for return. He’s the third Jays starter to start on the IL, leaving a rotation of Gausman, Cease, Ponce, Scherzer and Lauer, and his strong late-season and postseason debut had made him a potential AL Rookie of the Year contender, though the injury clouds that prospect for now as Toronto leans on depth in its rotation.
