{"id":75400,"date":"2024-06-01T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=75400"},"modified":"2024-06-01T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T20:30:44","slug":"jordan-romano-injured-list-elbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/06\/01\/jordan-romano-injured-list-elbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Reliever Hits the Injured List Once Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the second time this season, the Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/romanjo03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Romano<\/a> on the injured list. Romano\u2019s placement on the IL is retroactive to May 30th.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0got a late start to the season after he was first sidelined with elbow inflammation <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/24\/blue-jays-deal-injuries-spring-training\/\" target=\"_self\">in spring training<\/a>. He made his season debut on April 16th, and Romano is back on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Romano has been uncharacteristically shaky this season, pitching to a 6.59 ERA over 13 \u2154 innings of work. The 31-year-old right-hander has not looked right in between his two stints on the injured list. Romano underwent an MRI on Friday that revealed no structural damage in his right elbow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jordan Romano underwent an MRI last night that revealed no structural damage, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schnejo99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Schneider<\/a>. He won\u2019t throw for a few days and Blue Jays will go from there.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShiDavidi\/status\/1796950933840015397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romano was not available for Friday&#8217;s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after experiencing \u201csoreness\u201d following his outing in Chicago on Wednesday. He produced a 9.00 ERA with two losses and a blown save in nine appearances for Toronto in May. So, the 15-day absence could serve as a restart for the All-Star closer to get him back on track and put his injury behind him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romano received an anti-inflammatory injection and will back off from throwing for three days before working his way back from his first stint on the injured list. It&#8217;s unclear what Toronto&#8217;s plan for Romano is now that his elbow has forced him back onto the injured list.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Blue Jays Place Jordan Romano Back on the Injured List<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Romano will once again join starting pitcher <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/manoaal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alek Manoah<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Blue Jays&#8217; 15-day injured list. The pair of right-handers began the season on the IL after suffering arm injuries during spring training. Unlike Romano, Manoah\u2019s MRI revealed an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his right elbow. Manoah is scheduled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/31\/blue-jays-alek-manoah-elbow-injury\/\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to get a second opinion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on his elbow injury from renowned surgeon Dr. Keith Meister next week.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ROSTER MOVES:<\/p>\n<p>? RHP Jordan Romano has been placed on the 15-day IL (right elbow inflammation)<\/p>\n<p>? LHP Brendon Little recalled from Triple-A and will be active today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eNQrtsFYIZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eNQrtsFYIZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1796946118246387786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled left-hander <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/littlbr02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brendon Little<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Triple-A Buffalo to take Romano\u2019s spot on the active roster. Little will be active for Saturday\u2019s game against the Pirates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Romano&#8217;s absence, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garciyi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yimi Garc\u00eda<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=greench03,green-013cha&amp;search=Chad+Green&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad Green<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the front runners to slide into the Blue Jays ninth-inning role. Going into Saturday\u2019s contest, Toronto&#8217;s bullpen ranked 26th of 30 teams with a 4.60 bullpen ERA. Garc\u00eda has been the most consistent and reliable reliever in the Blue Jays bullpen so far this season. Blue Jays manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/schnejo99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Schneider<\/a> said that Garc\u00eda, who served as Toronto&#8217;s closer prior to Romano\u2019s return, will likely get the majority of the save opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time this season, the Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Jordan Romano on the injured list. Romano\u2019s placement on the IL is retroactive to May 30th. The closer\u00a0got a late start to the season after he was first sidelined with elbow inflammation in spring training. 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