The Toronto Blue Jays will be without Jose Berrios moving forward as they look to hold off the New York Yankees for the AL East Division lead.
The Blue Jays, who demoted Berrios from the starting rotation to the bullpen last week, announced today that the two-time All Star has been placed on the 15-day AL with right elbow inflammation. He is set to receive an MRI to determine just how much time he will miss.
Manager John Schneider didn’t provide much context on when the injury occurred, but did tell reporters that it’s something the 31-year-old has been “dealing with for awhile.”
Berrios came out of the bullpen for the first time this season and just the second of his career on Wednesday night in a game which the Jays were trailing 4-0 to the Boston Red Sox. He struggled through two i