Trey Yesavage injury update brings tough news for Blue Jays

That is the real takeaway from the latest update. Jays Journal reported that Yesavage is expected to make 1 more rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday before he is considered for a return to Toronto.

So the Blue Jays will not get him for the Angels series. The current target, according to that report, is the weekend set against Cleveland back in Toronto.

This is not hard to understand. Yesavage has been out since Spring Training with a right shoulder impingement, and the Blue Jays have been careful with him from the start.

Buffalo's latest outing showed why the club is still waiting. MLB.com reported that Yesavage threw 71 pitches over 4 1/3 innings on April 15, which was likely his final rehab test or close to it, but the Blue Jays were still focused more on build-up than clean results.

The numbers in rehab back that up. Jays Journal said he carried a 7.45 ERA and 1.55 WHIP through 9.2 innings across 3 rehab appearances, with 14 strikeouts, 12 hits allowed, and 3 walks.

That line looks rough, but this is where context matters. MLB.com made it clear that Toronto wanted pitch count, workload, and feel for his stuff more than pretty box-score totals.

Yesavage is only 22, and this is not some ordinary depth piece trying to grab a spot start. MLB.com called him Toronto's breakout star from 2025 and an early favorite for the 2026 AL Rookie of the Year race before the shoulder issue got in the way.

That is why rushing him would be a bad bet. Schneider has already spoken this spring about being strategic with Yesavage's workload, and that plan should not change just because the rotation has been under pressure.

Toronto clearly needs help. MLB.com noted earlier this month that Yesavage, José Berrios, and Shane Bieber were all on the IL at the same time, which left the rotation thin enough that every available inning started to matter.

But need and readiness are not the same thing. A pitcher coming off a shoulder impingement has to be lined up to handle the mound, the recovery, and the next outing after that.

That is why 1 more Buffalo start feels smart, not slow. If Yesavage gets through Tuesday cleanly, the Blue Jays can bring him back with a little more confidence and a little less guesswork. That is an inference based on Toronto's rehab usage and reported timing.

For now, the headline is simple. Trey Yesavage is close, but John Schneider and the Blue Jays are still choosing patience over urgency, and that is the better play for a young arm they need for more than just 1 week in April.

Fans were hoping to get Yesavage back due to all the injuries but it looks like they will have to wait a bit longer.