TORONTO -- José Berríos is stuck in a season of unfortunate firsts, and that season might have just ended prematurely.

Berríos was placed on the IL for the first time in his 10-year MLB career Thursday with right elbow inflammation, something he’s been “dealing with for a while” in a difficult season. This comes one day after Berríos made his first relief appearance since 2017, ending a remarkable run of consecutive starts.

It’s important that the past couple of months don’t cloud how impressive Berríos has been throughout his career. He’s been baseball’s safest bet for 32 starts and an ERA somewhere in the range of 3.75 each season, over and over again. For the first time, though, we’ve watched "La Makina" slow down. Even in an ugly 2022 season, which was the ultimate outlier for Berr

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