Blue Jays' Pitching Crunch: Rehab Updates & New Signing

0:00It's April 4th. This is MLB News Today, AI-powered stories from around the league. I'm Cory with the story. Toronto Blue Jays kicking off the 2026 season with a nightmare in their starting rotation. Four key arms already on the injured list, leaving them scrambling for options. Trey Yessivaj Nursing, a right shoulder impingement on the 15-day I.L., Jose Barrios, with a right elbow-stressed fracture Shane Bieber dealing with. Right elbow inflammation, and Cody Pont sidelined by a right ACL sprain. Yessivaj, looking like the first to bounce back, tossing in a rehab star Friday, down in single A. He went two and two-thirds innings on 44 pitches, one hit, one walk, three strikeouts. Velocity on his fastball hit 94.1 miles per hour, right in line with last year, though his splitter and slider dipped a bit as. Fans and front office, feeling the heat, with this pitching crunch hitting early.

1:01Jays had to ink veteran Patrick Corbin to a one-year, $1 million deal for some depth. He's slotting into a rotation now anchored by Kevin Galsman, Dylan Sees, Eric Lauer, and Max Scherzer. Latest on the rehab front shows promise across the board. Bieber set the throwoff amount for the first time. Saturday, Barrios eyeing live batting practice this weekend. Yessivaj, who lit up the 2025 postseason with that epic 7-inning one-run 12-K gym in World Series game 5, skips spring, training so they're pacing him carefully. Blue Jays holding steady, banking on these guys returning by late this month, or early May, to shore up the staff and chase that deep run.