Toronto Blue Jays announce major setback for reliever Yimi Garcia
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The Toronto Blue Jays announced that Yimi Garcia will be shut down for the foreseeable future due to an elbow injury.
Garcia, who is on the 15-day IL due to a left ankle sprain, is experiencing ulnar nerve symptoms in his right elbow.
Yimi Garcia recently began experiencing ulnar nerve symptoms in his right elbow while ramping back up from his ankle injury. Garcia's shut down from throwing for a couple days and is currently being evaluated by Blue Jays medical staff.
It's a bit ominous, as elbow problems were a factor in his 2024 season. Right elbow ulnar neuritis sent him to the IL for about a month in June/July.
He then returned to the IL in late August due to right elbow inflammation, after having been traded to the Mariners, and finished the season there.
Garcia is working his way back from a sprained left ankle, but his rehab will be halted due to an elbow issue.
Yimi Garcia is dealing with ulnar nerve symptoms in his throwing elbow. He's been shut down from throwing.
The Blue Jays medical staff will evaluate Garcia in the coming days, after which we should have more information regarding the severity of the setback.
The Jays nonetheless brought him back on a two-year, $15MM deal.
He has tossed 21 innings with a 3.86 ERA this year, working around an IL stint for a right shoulder impingement, the recent ankle issue and now this elbow trouble.
With less than two weeks until the deadline, it's possible these updates increase the motivation to add some fresh arms.
Most contending clubs look for relief help ahead of the deadline and the unfortunate health developments could push the Jays farther in that direction.
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