The Toronto Blue Jays open a weekend series on the road against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Toronto is currently 73-74 overall and just one game back of the Cleveland Guardians for the final Wild Card spot in the American League.
They may soon be adding reinforcements back as well with 15 regular-season games remaining.
Blue Jays Announce Trey Yesavage Update
One player currently on the IL is second-year right-hander Trey Yesavage, who underwent a knee procedure for a torn meniscus back at the beginning of August.
On Friday, a major update emerged on his rehab.
According to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet, Blue Jays manager John Schneider mentioned that Yesavage pitched a strong bullpen session on Thursday, throwing 30 pitches against live hitters across two innings of work. He reached 93 mph.
He’s set to fly to Toronto and will pitch another bullpen session on Sunday before starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo next week. The goal is for him to throw 40-50 pitches in game action, and he could return to the majors after that.
Trey Yesavage had a good bullpen session yesterday up to 93 mph throwing 30 pitches per John Schneider
He’ll rejoin Jays, throw a bullpen Sunday and line up for a rehab assignment sometime next week. Possible he’d need only one rehab start in minors. TBD on how he feels/does
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) September 11, 2026
Yesavage’s 2026 Campaign With Blue Jays
This season, across 18 starts with Toronto, Yesavage has posted a 5-5 overall record and maintained a 3.76 ERA across 93.2 innings pitched. He’s got a 1.14 WHIP and has recorded 91 strikeouts.
If he can return by potentially the end of next week, he’d give the Blue Jays a much-needed arm for the final 5-10 games of the regular season, even if he can’t immediately return to the starting rotation. Toronto could use him in a stretch-relief role as they attempt to make a postseason push.
Toronto Blue Jays Announce Trey Yesavage Update Before Orioles Series