Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce carted off with injury in first MLB start in 5 years

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce was carted disconnected the tract successful his archetypal MLB commencement since 2021 with an evident limb injury.

Ponce, 31, sustained the wounded portion trying to tract a bouncing crushed shot betwixt the pitcher’s mound and archetypal basal successful the 3rd inning of the Blue Jays’ 14-5 nonaccomplishment to the Colorado Rockies connected Monday nighttime astatine the Rogers Centre.

Ponce seemed to instrumentality a atrocious measurement and hobbled for a mates of strides earlier falling to the infield dirt. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. instantly waved toward the dugout earlier Ponce crumpled to the ground.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Cody Ponce (66) tips his headdress to the fans aft leaving the crippled with an wounded connected a play astatine archetypal basal against the Colorado Rockies during the 3rd inning astatine Rogers Centre successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)

The Pomona, California, autochthonal remained down until helium was helped onto the cart. Ponce was affectional connected the cart but waved to fans arsenic helium was being taken disconnected the field.

Ponce had past pitched successful the large leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates successful 2021, pitching to a 7.04 ERA successful 15 appearances. He spent 3 seasons successful Japan earlier pitching successful South Korea successful 2025, and earned a three-year, $30 cardinal declaration from the Blue Jays this offseason.

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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce (66) throws to a Colorado Rockies batter successful the archetypal inning of an interleague shot crippled successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected March 30, 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)

He pitched 2.1 innings portion striking retired 3 and allowing 1 tally to people successful his commencement earlier helium was injured.

It is unclear erstwhile Ponce could instrumentality to action.

Ponce was projected to beryllium a large portion of the Blue Jays' starting rotation arsenic they look to instrumentality to the World Series aft falling conscionable 2 outs shy of beating the Los Angeles Dodgers successful past year’s Fall Classic.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Cody Ponce (66) pitches to a Colorado Rockies batter during the archetypal inning astatine Rogers Centre successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada, connected March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)

Dylan Cease, who signed a seven-year, $210 cardinal woody with the Blue Jays, was besides brought successful alongside Ponce to fortify the rotation.

The Blue Jays (3-1) volition look to bounce backmost from the nonaccomplishment erstwhile they play the Rockies (1-3) successful the 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Tuesday astatine 7:07 p.m. ET.

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