“Physically, I’ve been feeling great,” Berríos told reporters on Sunday.
Despite him feeling healthy, he’ll leave it to the Blue Jays’ front office and coaching staff to determine when he returns to the MLB level, per Nicholson-Smith.
Tuesday will be Berríos’ third rehab outing after making two appearances for the class-A Dunedin Blue Jays.
Berríos began the season on the injured list with a stress fracture in his elbow. He was seemingly healthy entering spring training, but as he went through a physical in an attempt to join Team Puerto Rico at the World Baseball Classic, an MRI revealed elbow inflammation.
The stress fracture was then diagnosed after meeting with Dr. Keith Meister in Texas.
Berríos had made two starts for the Blue Jays in the spring, including an impressive four-inning shutout appearance against the New York Yankees.
The issue is separate from what sidelined the 31-year-old at the end of last season.
Berríos threw 166 innings in 2025, recording a 4.17 ERA over 31 appearances and 30 starts.
He was placed on the IL on Sept. 25 with right elbow inflammation — the first time in his MLB career that he’d missed time due to injury — and did not return for Toronto’s run to the World Series.
It was the fewest starts and innings that Berríos had thrown in a full season since 2017. He had made exactly 32 starts in six of the previous seven seasons, with the lone exception being the shortened 2020 campaign.
A return from Berríos would bring the Blue Jays’ rotation near full health, as Trey Yesavage is set for his season debut on Tuesday.