MLB news: Blue Jays’ Cody Ponce carded off with injury in first start since 2021
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce was carded off the sphere in his first MLB start since 2021 with an obvious leg injury.
Ponce, 31, sustained the injury whereas attempting to area a bouncing floor ball between the pitcher’s mound and first base in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ 14-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday night time on the Rogers Centre.
Ponce appeared to take a nasty step and hobbled for a few strides earlier than falling to the infield filth. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. instantly waved towards the dugout earlier than Ponce crumpled to the bottom.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Cody Ponce (66) suggestions his cap to the followers after leaving the sport with an injury on a play at first base in opposition to the Colorado Rockies throughout the third inning at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
The Pomona, California, native remained down till he was helped onto the cart. Ponce was emotional on the cart however waved to followers as he was being taken off the sphere.
Ponce had final pitched in the large leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021, pitching to a 7.04 ERA in 15 appearances. He spent three seasons in Japan earlier than pitching in South Korea in 2025, and earned a three-year, $30 million contract from the Blue Jays this offseason.
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce (66) throws to a Colorado Rockies batter in the first inning of an interleague baseball sport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press by way of AP)
He pitched 2.1 innings whereas placing out three and permitting one run to attain in his start earlier than he was injured.
It is unclear when Ponce might return to action.
Ponce was projected to be an enormous a part of the Blue Jays’ beginning rotation as they give the impression of being to return to the World Series after falling simply two outs shy of beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in final yr’s Fall Classic.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Cody Ponce (66) pitches to a Colorado Rockies batter throughout the first inning at Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
Dylan Cease, who signed a seven-year, $210 million deal with the Blue Jays, was additionally introduced in alongside Ponce to fortify the rotation.
The Blue Jays (3-1) will look to bounce again from the loss after they play the Rockies (1-3) in the second sport of their three-game sequence on Tuesday at 7:07 pm ET.
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