While no one in the organization will use it as an excuse, injuries were a massive part of the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays season.

The Jays, who entered the season as World Series contenders, went just 79-83, missing the playoffs and finishing last in the American League East.

When it comes to the injury bug, really, positional group was spared. The Jays had 34 separate trips to the injured list, the third-most in baseball. Cumulatively, Blue Jays players missed more than 2,200 days (2,241).

Let's take a deeper look at all the missed time for Toronto, thanks to some help from Spotrac.

It's fairly clear: Simply put, these injuries forced manager John Schneider to cobble lineups and pitching rotations together. The Blue Jays never seemed whole, and they had to use openers and bullpen games for much of the season simply to get through it. Guys like Spencer Miles became invaluable because of their ability to start games at times when Yesavage, Bieber and Scherzer were all on the injured list.

Corbin and Taillon, two guys who were supposed to help alleviate the problems in the rotation, ended up getting injured as well.

And any time you are missing Kirk, Barger, Santander, Springer, Lukes and Guerrero, you set yourself up for offensive woes, which is what Toronto got. Toronto finished last in the majors in runs scored, a far cry from the Top-10 offense they had in 2025.

While Guerrero's nine home run season is justifiably getting a lot of attention, the potential 40-70 home runs that were lost by Santander and Barger alone were a huge deal. The Jays finished last in home runs this season as well.

Well, presumably, better health should lead to improved results. The team has to get a better season out of Guerrero, and they also need to find a power-hitting outfielder. That's why we've heard so much smoke about Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs, who is hitting free agency when it opens up after the World Series.