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Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce carted off after fielding injury

By Thomson Reuters Mar 30, 2026 | 7:29 PM

By Field Level Media

Toronto Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce left ​the field on ‌a cart after being injured while attempting to field a ground ball ‌in ​the third ⁠inning Monday against ⁠the visiting Colorado Rockies.

Ponce fell to the ground in pain as a ​run scored from third. He was ⁠helped onto ⁠the cart with ​an apparent right leg ​injury.

It was not only Ponce’s ‌Blue Jays debut, but also his first major league appearance ⁠since 2021 after pitching in Japan and South Korea.

The right-hander, ⁠31, ‌entered the day ⁠1-7 with a ​5.86 ‌ERA in 20 ​career MLB ⁠appearances (five starts) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2020-21).

Louis Varland entered the game in relief of Ponce.

–Field Level ​Media