Jose Berrios Heads To Injured List For First Time In MLB Career

[Brock Beauchamp]

José Berríos is going to the injured list for the first time in his major league career. Since debuting in 2016, he has avoided the MLB injured list; the only prior disabled-list notes were minor-league 7-day stints in 2013 and 2014 while in the Twins organization. 

Berríos was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow ailment, manager John Schneider told reporters. Schneider said the issue is something Berríos has been “dealing with for a while.” He had recently been moved to the bullpen; in his first relief outing on Wednesday, he allowed three earned runs in two innings. Toronto recalled right-hander Paxton Schultz in a corresponding move. 

No timetable was announced.

Context underscores how rare this is for a modern starter. Berríos has made 32 starts in each of the last six full seasons (excluding 2020), a run documented by MLB.com in June. He also entered 2025 with 204 starts since the beginning of 2018, second most among MLB pitchers over that span behind Phillies starter Aaron Nola. In 2024, he worked 192 1/3 innings.

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