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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider gives crucial injury update on Erik Swanson

Originally posted on Blue Jays Insider | By Victor Bowman | Last updated Mar 18, 2025 6:21 PM ET

The Toronto Blue Jays have been dealing with a lot of injured pitchers so far in Spring Training and manager John Schneider finally provided a positive update regarding Erik Swanson.

The Blue Jays pitchers have been having a tough time staying healthy so far in 2025, as Max Scherzer was the latest to go down with a thumb injury and is currently listed as day-to-day.

John Schneider announces injury update on Erik Swanson

Swanson showed up late to Spring Training due to an injury suffered during the offseason and ended up hurting himself again in camp, but the MRI results showed that there was no structural damage.

Manager John Schneider told Hazel Mae Tuesday afternoon that Swanson is set to start throwing again on Wednesday or Thursday and will slowly start to ramp up from there.

While it is good news for the Blue Jays bullpen that Swanson is getting back to throwing, it looks like there is a solid chance that he ends up missing the start of the season.

If Swanson does not end up being ready for Opening Day, the Blue Jays added Richard Lovelady to their 40-man roster, who is now competing for a spot on the 26-man roster and they also signed Justin Bruihl a few days ago as well.

The Blue Jays bullpen is currently in a tough situation, but the good news is that none of the injuries seem to be too serious for now, which means everyone in the bullpen should be healthy in a few weeks.

This article first appeared on Blue Jays Insider and was syndicated with permission.

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