Jake Bloss’ 2025 season was cut short due to injury

The Toronto Blue Jays will have a handful of pitching prospects returning from Tommy John surgery at some point in 2026.

Drafted in the third round of the 2023 draft by the Houston Astros, Bloss made six starts in seven outings to end that season, finishing with a 2.89 ERA over 18.2 innings pitched.  He skyrocketed up the minor league ladder in 2024, making four starts in High-A, eight in Double-A, and just one in Triple-A before the Astros called Bloss up to their big league roster.

Over the course of three starts, Bloss posted a 6.94 ERA and 7.62 FIP in 11.2 innings pitched, along with a 20 K% and 5.5 BB%. His callup was more of a necessity, rather than the right-handed pitcher being ready for big league action, as the Astros’ rotation had a bunch of injuries at the time.

Post trade, Bloss made eight starts with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, posting a 6.91 ERA and 5.87 FIP in 27.1 innings pitched. Over his first three outings (9.2 innings pitched), Bloss didn’t give up an earned run, but proceeded to give up eight in just an inning and two thirds in his fourth start of the season. After another four scoreless innings, Bloss gave up 13 earned runs in 12 innings in his final three starts of the season.

Bloss began his 2025 season with the Bisons, making six starts of 23.2 innings pitched, finishing the year with a 6.46 ERA and 4.76 FIP. In May, Bloss received Tommy John surgery, ending his season prematurely.

To this day, it’s still unclear to the public whether or not Bloss received a full Tommy John surgery (over a year recovery time) or received a brace (usually less time). If it’s the case of the latter, Bloss should realistically be available to start the season or early into it, while a full Tommy John surgery would mean he’ll potentially be back in the summer.

There is a lot of ambiguity up in the air surrounding Bloss, but hopefully once he returns, he can pitch better than he has since the trade.