Latest Toronto Blue Jays Injury Updates: Garcia, Swanson, Burr, Sandlin, Gimenez, Manoah

Yimi Garcia was placed on the Blue Jays' 15-day injured list on Saturday, as the reliever is dealing with a right shoulder impingement.

Manager John Schneider provided some updates on several injured players to Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling today, including the news that Garcia received a cortisone shot in his ailing shoulder and will therefore be shut down from throwing for a few days while the shot takes effect.

A more definitive recovery timeline won't be in place until Garcia starts throwing, Schneider said.

Erik Swanson has yet to pitch at all this year, due to median nerve entrapment in his right arm that surfaced during Spring Training and then some forearm soreness that interrupted the start of his minor league rehab assignment.

Fortunately, Swanson now looks ready to go, as Schneider said the reliever will get a rehab outing with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.

Swanson was another pitcher ticketed for a set-up role this season, and he excelled in the position in 2023 and in the second half of the 2024 season, albeit only after an injury-marred first half.

Ryan Burr (60 day IL) is another pitcher still waiting for his 2025 debut since he was dealing with shoulder inflammation in the spring, and Burr's shoulder was still feeling some discomfort in the wake of Sunday's outing.

More will be known soon if Burr's soreness was anything serious, or if his rehab may be put on hold.

Nick Sandlin got his Blue Jays tenure off to a nice start when he posted a 2.25 ERA in his first eight innings with the team, before a right lat strain sent him to the 15-day IL back on April 20.

With now over a month spent on the sidelines, Sandlin is on the road to recovery, as he threw a bullpen session today at the Jays' training complex in Florida.

As for position players, Andres Gimenez is also down in Florida, and Schneider said Gimenez is aiming to be part of a rehab game on Wednesday.

Gimenez drastically cooled off after a hot start, and was hitting only .195/.273/.305 over 143 plate appearances before a right quad strain sent him to the 10-day IL earlier this month.

Gimenez had been the Jays' starting second baseman, and Ernie Clement has since moved to the keystone in Gimenez's absence, bringing Addison Barger into the picture as the regular third baseman.

Alek Manoah also provided reporters with an update on his status during the Blue Jays' recent visit to Tampa to play the Rays, as Manoah has been rehabbing from his Tommy John surgery at the Jays' Dunedin complex.

Speaking with MLB.com's Keegan Matheson and other media, Manoah is aiming to be back with the Jays in August, which would mark roughly a 14-month absence since he underwent his TJ procedure in June 2024.

It is anyone's guess as to how Manoah may look once he makes his return to the active roster, yet even the 2024 version would be welcomed by a Jays team in need of rotation depth.

Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios, and Chris Bassitt remain the top three anchors of the pitching staff, but Bowden Francis has struggled, and Max Scherzer's own injury problems have led to a revolving door of mostly ineffective options in the fifth starter's role.

Sources: Sportsnet, MLBTR