{"id":44821,"date":"2026-03-30T21:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/toronto-pitcher-injured-during-debut-removed-from-field-on-cart\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:22:35","slug":"toronto-pitcher-injured-during-debut-removed-from-field-on-cart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/toronto-pitcher-injured-during-debut-removed-from-field-on-cart\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Pitcher Injured During Debut, Removed from Field on Cart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce was transported off the field via cart Monday evening after sustaining what appeared to be a right leg injury during his debut with the team.<\/p>

The incident occurred in the third inning as Ponce attempted to field a grounder during Toronto’s matchup with the Colorado Rockies. The pitcher collapsed in obvious discomfort while a Colorado runner crossed home plate to score.<\/p>

Medical staff assisted the 31-year-old right-hander onto the cart before removing him from the game. The injury marked a disappointing end to what was not only Ponce’s first game as a Blue Jay, but also his return to Major League Baseball after a three-year absence.<\/p>

Following his departure from MLB in 2021, Ponce spent time playing professional baseball in both Japan and South Korea before returning to the major leagues.<\/p>

During his previous MLB tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2020-2021, Ponce compiled a 1-7 record with a 5.86 earned run average across 20 total appearances, which included five starts.<\/p>

Relief pitcher Louis Varland took over pitching duties following Ponce’s departure from the contest.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce suffered an apparent right leg injury while trying to field a ground ball during his team debut Monday. The 31-year-old was making his first MLB appearance since 2021 after playing overseas in Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":44820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1774920154682.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-bEV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48115,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/veteran-pitcher-max-scherzer-exits-early-in-blue-jays-loss-to-dodgers\/","url_meta":{"origin":44821,"position":0},"title":"Veteran Pitcher Max Scherzer Exits Early in Blue Jays Loss to Dodgers","author":"Admin","date":"April 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto Blue Jays ace Max Scherzer departed Monday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers after just two innings, adding to the team's mounting pitching injuries. 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