Blue Jays place reliever Yimi García on 15-day IL with right shoulder impingement
Blue Jays place reliever Yimi García on 15-day IL with right shoulder impingement
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) and Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia, right, celebrate after the Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in their American League baseball game in Toronto on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Rio Giancarlo)
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) and Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia, right, celebrate after the Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in their American League baseball game in Toronto on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) and Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Yimi Garcia, right, celebrate after the Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in their American League baseball game in Toronto on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put reliever Yimi García on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with a right shoulder impingement.
Toronto made the move with García shortly before the start of the middle game of a three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 34-year-old García last pitched on Thursday, against San Diego, when he worked a scoreless inning and allowed a hit. This season, García has an 0-2 record with a 3.15 ERA in 21 games. He has 24 strikeouts and 10 walks in 20 innings.
García signed a two-year, $15 million contact with Toronto in December.
Last year, he was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. García had a 6.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances for the Mariners. He was 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA and five saves overall in 39 games and 39 innings in 2024.
García has a record of 22-31 and a 3.57 ERA in 435 career games. He has pitched 418 1/3 innings, striking out 455 and walking 106, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros, Mariners and Blue Jays.
The Blue Jays recalled right-handed pitcher Paxton Schultz from Triple-A.
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