Overview
- Toronto announced Saturday that Berríos will have right‑elbow surgery Wednesday with Dr. Keith Meister to fix a stress fracture and remove possible loose bodies, with any ligament damage to be assessed during the operation.
- There is no timetable for a return, as the club says a recovery could be a couple of months without ligament work but much longer if a ligament repair is required.
- The issue surfaced on a pre–World Baseball Classic MRI, and a May 3 rehab start at Triple‑A Buffalo brought renewed soreness, a velocity dip from the low‑to‑mid 90s to about 90–91 mph, and a 10.67 ERA over 14 1/3 innings that prompted re‑evaluation.
- The surgery deepens a rotation crunch for Toronto, which has already been patching turns with bullpen games and short‑term options while Max Scherzer, Shane Bieber, Cody Ponce and others recover.
- Sportsnet’s Hazel Mae first reported the Wednesday procedure and the team confirmed it, with updates on the extent of any ligament work expected after surgery and further roster moves likely to follow.