Toronto Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman shares thoughts on Brendon Little's struggles after series loss to Rockies
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Veteran Toronto Blue Jays reliever Brendon Little is off to a brutal start this season, allowing 7 earned runs in his first three appearances of the season.
With a 27.00 ERA through 2.1 innings this so far, command continues to be the biggest obstacle for Toronto Blue Jays left-handed reliever Brendon Little.
The struggles for Little date back to the second half of last season.
After a very impressive 2.03 ERA in the first half, his ERA swelled up to 4.88 in the second half, and he followed that up with an 11.25 ERA in six postseason games.
Little’s stuff is not generating a lot of whiffs the way that it used to in 2025.
Even after a stellar camp with the Jays, where he allowed just four hits and four walks with 11 strikeouts across six innings, the southpaw has struggled to find that early-season success he was experiencing in Dunedin.
Kevin Gausman chimes in on Brendon Little's struggles
In a postgame interview with 6ix Inning Stretch Podcast's Lindsay Dunn, Kevin Gausman spoke about his strikeout record in the loss, but was more concerned about winning the series, and shared his thoughts on Little's early struggles.
Gausman on his strikeout record: "cool stat, but I much rather us win the series".
He also spoke about Brendon Little and his struggles lately, "it's always tough to see a guy who you know deep down is going to be ok but has a first couple of rough ones." :
He also spoke about Brendon Little and his struggles lately, "it's always tough to see a guy who you know deep down is going to be ok but has a first couple of rough ones." :
The good news for Little is that it’s early in the regular season, and there’s a lot of time left to figure out what made him successful since arriving in Toronto.
Little also has one more option left to be sent down to the minors, so it wouldn’t be out of the realm of probability to send him down to Triple-A Buffalo and work out the issues with the Bisons for a while, away from the spotlight.
His performance this spring and the start of last season warranted him a spot on the Opening Day roster, but he’s clearly not able to shake what’s bothering him in Toronto to start the year.
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