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Bad Day for the Jays

Well, with Spring just starting up the Jays lose a couple of guys for most/all of 2026.

Anthony Santander is scheduled for left labral surgery which will take him out for 5-6 months it seems, while Bowden Francis is out for 2026 due to UCL reconstruction surgery.

More significantly Shane Bieber will have a delayed ramp-up as he's dealing with right forearm fatigue; Won't be ready for start of season; Playing catch up to 90 feet right now.

This is all via Shi Davidi.

So the rotation is a lot more simple now - Gausman-Cease-Yesavage-Berrios-Ponce with Lauer as the long man/6th starter.