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Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. depart Blue Jays’ series finale against Pirates with injuries
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Ryley Delaney
May 24, 2026, 14:00 EDTUpdated: May 24, 2026, 14:32 EDT
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The injuries continue to pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays.
During his start on Sunday afternoon, Dylan Cease departed the game during the fifth inning with what appeared to be a lower-half injury. The next half inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was hit by a pitch on his elbow, immediately walking back to the dugout, pulling himself from the game.
Starting with Cease, on his 73rd pitch of the afternoon, Cease shook something off, which prompted manager John Schneider and head athletic trainer Jose Ministral out of the bullpen. Cease stayed in the game, threw three more pitches, and departed after a short conversation.
The Blue Jays got out of the top of the fifth, but with one on and two outs, Guerrero Jr. was hit on the elbow on a 92.1 mph sinker, immediately walking to the dugout and heading to the locker room.
Cease departed this game with a line of 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, taking over the Major League Baseball lead in strikeouts. His ERA now sits at 3.05 and his FIP at 2.57 over 62 innings pitched. Guerrero Jr. numbers haven’t been to his usual standards, but losing that bat for any period of time is a massive loss for the Jays.
The injuries just keep piling on for the Blue Jays, who have now seen Alejandro Kirk, Addison Barger, Yimi García, Cody Ponce, Shane Bieber, and José Berríos miss most or all of the season. George Springer, Trey Yesavage, Max Scherzer, and Nathan Lukes have all had stints on the injured list, or are still currently on the injured list.
Update: The Blue Jays announced that Cease departed the game with mild left hamstring discomfort, while Guerrero Jr. departed the game with a right elbow contusion. Hopefully, the worst case scenario has been avoided for these two players, as both are irreplaceable for the Blue Jays.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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