Trent Thornton Stats

Toronto Blue Jays pitchers Trent Thornton (elbow) and Tim Mayza (elbow) were informed that they will be with the club on opening day. Both players are returning from surgeries and were on the outside looking in when camp began. Thornton had surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow last fall while Mayza underwent Tommy John surgery in the fall of 2019 and missed all of last season. He'll likely be mostly a one-inning pitcher for the Jays and could eventually see high-leverage innings as the club will not name a closer in the wake of Kirby Yates' surgery. Thornton threw more innings than any Jays starter in 2019 but appeared in just three games last year. He will serve as the long man out of the bullpen, according to manager Charlie Montoyo.

12 days ago

In just his second game since returning from September elbow surgery to remove "loose bodies," Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton (elbow) held the New Yankees scoreless for three innings. The 27-year-old right-hander has now thrown five shutout innings with just three hits allowed and a K-BB of 7-1. His heater was ranging from 91-93 mph. His strikeouts came on sliders (twice) and a changeup. If Thornton can build up enough stamina to break camp with the Jays, he could provide some valuable depth to the pitching staff which recently lost Kirby Yates (elbow) for the year and Nate Pearson (groin) for an undetermined amount of time.

16 days ago

Toronto Blue Jays pitcherTrent Thornton(elbow) pitched his first game of the spring on Friday. He had been recovering from an injury that caused him to appear in just three games in 2020. The right-hander threw two no-hit, shutout innings against the Detroit Tigers. Thornton struck out four batters while touching 93.8 mph with his fastball and sitting at 91-92 mph. He threw 20 of his 27 pitches for strikes. Just two years ago, the 27-year-old led Toronto pitchers in games started (29) and innings pitched (154 1/3) as a rookie. A healthy, resurgent Thornton would be a huge boost for Toronto. The club is currently without pitchers Nate Pearson and Thomas Hatch due to injuries.

21 days ago