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Toronto Blue Jays confirm pitcher's season is done due to season ending surgery
The Toronto Blue Jays confirmed this afternoon that relief pitcher Yimi Garcia is done for the year as he needs season ending surgery.
Earlier this week there were reports that Garcia was looking to meet without doctors for a second opinion on his injured elbow and that he might need surgery.
Blue Jays confirm Yimi Garcia will have season ending surgery
The Blue Jays announced a few injury updates this afternoon in which manager John Schneider confirmed that Garcia will have surgery and that his season is officially over.
Yimi Garcia will have season-ending surgery to clean up scar tissue around the nerve in his right elbow, said Blue Jays manager John Schneider.
Expectation is that Garcia will be ready for spring training next year.
Expectation is that Garcia will be ready for spring training next year.
Schneider added that the surgery will be to clean up scar tissue around the nerve in his right elbow but did state that he is expected to be back in time for the start of Spring Training next season.
Yimi Garcia will undergo season-ending surgery to clean up scar tissue in his elbow, John Schneider announced.
He's expected to be ready for 2026 Spring Training.
He's expected to be ready for 2026 Spring Training.
This is unfortunate for the Blue Jays since they are having some issues in their bullpen lately and would have benefited from getting Garcia back for the playoffs but it looks like that won't happen.
Despite it being a shortened season for Garcia, he finished with a decent numbers as he currently has a 3.86 ERA in 22 games with 6 saves and 25 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.
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