The Toronto Blue Jays, decimated by injury in the early going of the 2026 season, are getting closer and closer to being whole again.

As noted by Keegan Matheson of MLB.com on Friday afternoon, pitchers Jose Berrios and Trey Yesavage are both progressing nicely in their injury recoveries.

Berrios, who pitched until late in spring training before being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow, will begin his minor league rehab next week. He's hoping to reach 50 pitches in his first game, but will likely have more to follow.

Yesavage, who did not appear in a spring training contest because of a right shoulder impingement, has already made two successful minor league rehab starters. He will make another next week and will hope to reach into the 70s with his pitch count. That could be his final appearance before heading to the big leagues.

In addition to Berrios and Yesavage, the Jays are also out Shane Bieber, Cody Ponce and Bowden Francis. Ponce and Francis are out for the season.

A first-round pick of the Blue Jays in 2024, Yesavage shot through the minors in 2025, appearing in the big leagues in September and October. The 22-year-old went 1-0 in three starts down the stretch and then won games in the American League Division Series, American League Championship Series and World Series. His performance in Game 6 of the ALCS saved Toronto's season and his 12-strikeout win in Game 5 of the World Series was lights out as well.

Because of his late debut in 2025, he is still ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the organization, but he'll quickly fall off once he gets back into action.

While the team certainly doesn't want to see him hurt, ever, having him start his season later and get a smaller workload is likely a good thing in the long run. It will keep him fresher later in the season, and though the Jays are out to a slow start at 5-7, they have aspirations of playing late into October again.

Now 31 years old, Berrios is a 10-year veteran of the Twins and Blue Jays. A two-time All-Star, he's 108-82 lifetime with a 4.08 ERA.

After a solid season in 2024, he regressed in 2025, going 9-5 with a 4.17 ERA. His ERA was better than his FIP (4.65), suggesting that some regression to the mean is possible, which is bad news for him and the organization. He only struck out 138 batters in 166.0 innings. He was on the injured list at the end of the season with right elbow inflammation and missed the playoff run.

Though his numbers could be worrisome, his reliability has always been a plus for Toronto. He's made 30 starts or more in each of the last four seasons, providing the Jays with solid stability in the middle-to-back of the rotation. And that's certainly something they could use right now.

The Jays will play the Twins on Friday night (7:07 p.m. ET) at Rogers Centre. Patrick Corbin will make his Toronto debut. He was signed in order to help alleviate all the injury issues.

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