The Blue Jays right placed starting pitcher Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right elbow tendinitis Tuesday.
The Toronto Blue Jays injuries this season have been so frequent and wholesale across the entire roster that it's bordered on a cruel joke.
The Blue Jays starting rotation has been the group that has arguably been hit the hardest with injuries. Shane Bieber, Trey Yesavage, Max Scherzer, Cody Ponce, Jose Berrios, Dylan Cease, Patrick Corbin and Spencer Arrighetti have all missed time this season or are currently out with respective ailments. Several of them have been on the injured multiple times.
On Saturday, another Toronto starter was added to that list.
The Blue Jays placed right-handed starter Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm tendinitis. The team recalled right-handed pitcher Chase Lee from the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons in a corresponding move.
Taillon's placement on the IL comes after he was pulled from Monday's 2-1 win against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched four scoreless innings and threw just 61 pitches before his exit.
Taillon is a veteran pitcher that Toronto brought in to bridge its rotation for the immediate future, similar to Corbin.
The Canadian native began the season with the Chicago Cubs but was dealt to the Blue Jays in return for a player to be named later Aug. 2.
The 34-year-old was the second overall pick in the 2010 MLB Draft out of high school and made his major league debut in 2016 with the team that selected him, the Pittsburgh Pirates.
In between his tenures with the Pirates and the Cubs, Taillon also spent two seasons with the New York Yankees from 2021-22.
Taillon had struggled this year with Chicago, his fourth year with the franchise. He posted a 5.92 ERA and struck out 68 batters in 76 innings pitched across 15 starts.
The former second-overall pick seemed to be exhibiting a sharper form with Toronto before being put on the shelf. In his two starts with the Blue Jays, he had a 3.38 ERA and fanned seven batters in eight innings pitched. However, he did issue five walks across his eight innings of work.
Toronto has done its best to patch together this starting rotation to be one that can get the team throughout the season and potentially back to the playoffs. However, at this point, a full offseason of rest might simply be the best way to get the rotation reset and prepared for a 2027 season. Pending a potential lockout in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations between the MLB and MLB Players Association, the Blue Jays will be looking to return to their World Series-contender form they displayed in 2025.
