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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce was carted off the sphere in his first MLB start since 2021 with an obvious leg injury.
Ponce, 31, sustained the injury whereas attempting to subject a bouncing floor ball between the pitcher’s mound and first base in the third inning of the Blue Jays’ 14-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Monday evening on the Rogers Centre.
Ponce appeared to take a foul step and hobbled for a few strides earlier than falling to the infield grime. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. instantly waved towards the dugout earlier than Ponce crumpled to the bottom.
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Blue Jays’ Cody Ponce ideas his cap to followers after leaving the sport with an injury in the course of the Colorado Rockies sport at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
The Pomona, California, native remained down till he was helped onto the cart. Ponce was emotional on the cart however waved to followers as he was being taken off the sphere.
Ponce had final pitched in the massive leagues with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2021, pitching to a 7.04 ERA in 15 appearances. He spent three seasons in Japan earlier than pitching in South Korea in 2025, and earned a three-year, $30 million contract from the Blue Jays this offseason.
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Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce throws in opposition to the Colorado Rockies in Toronto, Canada, on March 30, 2026. (Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press through AP)
He pitched 2.1 innings whereas putting out three and permitting one run to attain in his start earlier than he was injured.
It is unclear when Ponce might return to action.
Ponce was projected to be a giant a part of the Blue Jays’ beginning rotation as they appear to return to the World Series after falling simply two outs shy of beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in final 12 months’s Fall Classic.
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Toronto Blue Jays’ Cody Ponce pitches on the Rogers Centre on March 30, 2026. (Kevin Sousa/Imagn Images)
Dylan Cease, who signed a seven-year, $210 million deal with the Blue Jays, was additionally introduced in alongside Ponce to fortify the rotation.
The Blue Jays (3-1) will look to bounce again from the loss once they play the Rockies (1-3) in the second sport of their three-game collection on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m. ET.
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