"Yimi Garcia's 2025 season was prematurely ended last September by surgery to fix scar tissue in his throwing elbow. The right-hander's recovery progress will stretch into at least the first bit of the 2026 campaign, as Garcia told Sportnet's Shi Davidi that he will " 100 percent " not be ready to pitch when the Blue Jays begin play on March 27. It doesn't appear as though Garcia will miss too much time, even if he does start the season on the 15-day injured list. " I feel good right now, I feel better than last season," Garcia said, and he expects to start throwing off a mound perhaps as early as this week."
"To his chagrin, Garcia has been a frequent visitor to the IL in the last two seasons, as a variety of injuries have limited the righty to 61 appearances and 60 innings pitched for the Blue Jays and Mariners in 2024-25. Garcia missed time in 2024 with both neuritis and inflammation in his right elbow, and he was limited by a shoulder impingement (leading to a 60-day IL stint) and a sprained left ankle in 2025. Garcia hasn't pitched since July 2, as his elbow issues resurfaced while he was rehabbing his ankle sprain."
Yimi Garcia underwent surgery last September to remove scar tissue from his throwing elbow and will not be ready to pitch when the Blue Jays open on March 27. He expects to start mound throwing soon but is a little behind in his throwing progression, so a short start-of-season injured list stint is possible. Garcia has missed time with neuritis, elbow inflammation, a shoulder impingement and a sprained left ankle, and has not pitched since July 2. He posted a 3.60 ERA and a 30.5% strikeout rate over his last 60 innings, while his walk rate rose to 13.3% in 2025. Garcia turns 36 this August.
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