Overview
- The Blue Jays announced Sunday that Dylan Cease had an MRI on his throwing shoulder, will miss his next scheduled start and could be shut down for the rest of the season depending on the results.
- Cease has shown a clear drop in velocity and recent control problems, including a season‑low 2 2/3‑inning outing and a four‑seam fastball clocked near 90 mph in his last start.
- First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left Sunday’s game with left lower‑back tightness, a condition the team called mild and said it was treating with the hope he will be available soon.
- Toronto avoided a sweep with a 7‑2 win over Texas on Sunday, improving to 77‑79 but leaving the Blue Jays trailing the White Sox for the final AL wild‑card spot with six games left.
- If Cease is sidelined, the club will rely more on bullpen games and its limited healthy starters, a strain that would reduce an already small playoff margin and change how Toronto manages remaining starts.