The Toronto Blue Jays have been troubled by injuries to several key players at the start of the 2026 season. The list of injuries grew on Sunday night after outfielder Addison Barger’s exit from the series finale against the Chicago White Sox.
During the third inning of the game, Barger landed awkwardly as he ran through the first base for a close play. Barger stayed in the game for another at-bat in the sixth inning but was replaced in right field by Jesús Sánchez after the inning.
Fans reacted to the Blue Jays facing another injury concern.
“Jeez this season is up in flames already.”
“Are we cursed?”
“Uncomfortable because he’s playing on a terrible team with a ridiculous payroll.”
“Right now the way they’re playing they should remove everyone from the field. 🤨”
“I think the whole team has discomfort.”
Barger left the game due to discomfort in both ankles. He went 0-for-3 at the plate before his exit and the Blue Jays suffered a 3-0 defeat leading to a sweep by Chicago.
Blue Jays manager John Schneider updated on the outfielder’s injury after the series finale.
“He stepped a bit weird with both of them, one on the bag and one before,” Schneider said. “We taped him up and he tried to go. We’ll see how he is tomorrow. He’s about as tough as they come. Hopefully, he’s all right and it’s just a day or two, or maybe not even a day.”
Bargers is just 1-for-19 (.053) this season despite a strong showing in Spring Training last month. He hit 21 homers with a .756 OPS in 135 games last season.
Blue Jays manager fired warning shot ahead of Dodgers showdown
The Blue Jays have lost four consecutive games and are 4-5 for the season. They face the Los Angeles Dodgers next in a rematch of last year’s World Series. Blue Jays manager John Schneider warned his players ahead of the series opener against the defending champions.
“We’ve got to get back to playing our baseball,” Schneider said. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, where you’re playing or what time you’re playing them, if you don’t play your baseball, good things don’t happen.”
The Dodgers have made a strong start to the season and are headed into the series after sweeping the Washington Nationals.
Edited by Chaitanya Prakash
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