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Jays starting pitchers ‘disappointed’ with early results

TORONTO — The bats have been under the microscope since last summer, but the reason the Toronto Blue Jays are hovering around the .500 mark to...

11.04.2024 5

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Mitchell’s predictions for the Blue Jays and 2024 MLB season

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s that time of year. The time where I write about what I expect to see over the next six months, ruffle some feathers,...

28.03.2024 9

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Berrios, Jays ready to turn page on 2023 disappointment

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The 2024 season for the Toronto Blue Jays is going to start the same way the final game of last year began — with Jose...

28.03.2024 2

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13 things that mattered from Blue Jays camp this spring

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Six-plus weeks and 30 pretend games are in the books, leaving opening day on the horizon. Uneventful spring trainings are...

27.03.2024 3

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With opening day on horizon, one note on every player still in Jays camp

With a little more than two weeks to go until opening day and a season-opening 10-game road trip that will test the Toronto Blue Jays in an intriguing...

13.03.2024 5

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Blue Jays bet 2024 season on veteran voices, internal improvement

When your 2023 season was defined by a lack of offence and your two biggest off-season additions are a 62-year-old hitting savant and a 39-year-old...

08.03.2024 5

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What's in store for Davis Schneider in 2024?

The success of the Toronto Blue Jays offence this season doesn’t hinge on Davis Schneider, but there’s no arguing a continuation of his...

04.03.2024 4

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'Bat Boy' Mayza completes fantasy football punishment

DUNEDIN, Fla. — It was a normal Friday afternoon camp day in the Blue Jays clubhouse at the player development complex, about 24 hours before the...

25.02.2024 4

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Three ways the Jays cruise to the postseason (and three ways they miss)

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The difference between a postseason appearance and falling a few games short can be a very fine line. Injuries usually play a huge...

23.02.2024 4

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Jays being 'doubted' is motivating Bichette

DUNEDIN, Fla. — When your own expectations are sky-high internally like Bo Bichette’s have been since the day he arrived in the big leagues,...

22.02.2024 4

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Jays' top prospects close to MLB-ready, but they'll have to earn it

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. — Running back a veteran-heavy ball club with World Series aspirations means there’s not a whole lot of room for prospects...

18.02.2024 7

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Rotation is Jays' backbone, but can they be even better in 2024?

CLEARWATER, Fla. — If the Toronto Blue Jays are going to meet expectations this season, it’ll likely have to be the rotation leading the way once...

17.02.2024 9

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Physically and mentally transformed, Manoah hoping to get back to Cy Young ways

DUNEDIN, Fla. — More than most, Kevin Gausman could completely feel and understand what Alek Manoah was going through last year. To Toronto Blue...

17.02.2024 4

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Pressure is on as Blue Jays attempt to take the next step

TAMPA, Fla. — Pressure isn’t just something you put in your tires, it’s a very real aspect and potential roadblock that a baseball team with...

16.02.2024 6

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Quiet winter aside, Jays still seen as serious threat with current roster

TORONTO — An off-season that started with a whole lot of excitement and drama and airplanes and big-game hunting is likely to end in exact opposite...

01.02.2024 10

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Blue Jays breakout prospect candidates of 2024

It’s time for the yearly game we like to call subjective fun with the term breakout. On a large-scale level in 2023, the Toronto Blue Jays system...

19.01.2024 7

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Top 50 Blue Jays prospects of 2024

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

18.01.2024 6

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Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects of 2024: 25-1

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

18.01.2024 10

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Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects of 2024: 50-26

For the sixth year in a row, we go deep into Toronto Blue Jays farm system to highlight not only the next set of potential superstars, but also the...

17.01.2024 10

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Healthy and motivated, Black on the verge of the big leagues

TORONTO — Three years ago, Tyler Black was getting ready for his draft year, just hoping to stay healthy and impress scouts enough to get picked....

16.01.2024 10

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Top 20 Canadian MLB prospects of 2024

Since the shortened five-round pandemic year in 2020, 41 Canadians have been selected by MLB clubs in the three drafts that followed. From 17 players...

15.01.2024 5

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Atkins tight-lipped about Jays' blueprint as New Year arrives

TORONTO — With six weeks to go until pitchers and catchers report to Dunedin, Ross Atkins feels “very good” about the team he has in place. On...

04.01.2024 30

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As Jays get to work on roster, it's another glove-first vibe

TORONTO — It took nearly eight weeks and some eggnog to get going, but the Toronto Blue Jays have finally kickstarted the process of rebuilding...

27.12.2023 3

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Missing out on Ohtani hurts, but perspective is important

TORONTO — From elation one day to devastating disappointment the next. Welcome to being a Toronto Blue Jays fan these days. The disappointment of ...

10.12.2023 6

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The Jays' Ohtani pitch, the chase, and now the wait

NASHVILLE — Whether you’re on pins and needles waiting or simply still not believing it’s real, the next few days might be a painful wait for...

07.12.2023 6

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Winter meetings Day 2 notebook: Jays’ excitement in Ohtani pursuit hard to hide

NASHVILLE — As the unicorn of the sport continues to weigh his options, the small group teams that were given the chance to make a final pitch in...

06.12.2023 3

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Winter meetings Day 1 notebook: Franchise-altering moment awaits team that signs Ohtani

NASHVILLE — As the baseball world gathered in Nashville to get the winter meetings officially underway Monday, a handful of general managers were...

05.12.2023 3

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Can Blue Jays bag big game at winter meetings? Time will tell

NASHVILLE — It has the potential to be a franchise-changing time for the Toronto Blue Jays. Or it could simply be another ho-hum winter meetings,...

03.12.2023 9

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With emphasis on offence, Jays not racing to add arms this off-season

TORONTO — With a pitching staff that finished fourth in baseball in team ERA returning mostly intact, arms are on the backburner for Toronto Blue...

28.11.2023 10

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Bats the clear focus for Blue Jays front office this winter

TORONTO — The Coles Notes version of the off-season plan put together by the Toronto Blue Jays front office group is mostly an open secret. If you...

18.11.2023 10

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Trade market might be best route for Blue Jays this winter

TORONTO — A relatively weak free agent class is fuelling the expectation that the trade market will be quite active across the league this winter....

14.11.2023 3

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The pressing questions facing the Blue Jays right now

TORONTO — As the GM meetings came and went this week in Arizona, some of these questions have a semblance of an answer forming already. Others might...

10.11.2023 6

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From bats to philosophies, Jays' flaws exposed in series loss to Twins

MINNEAPOLIS — They are who you thought they were. After a rollercoaster ride of a regular season eventually landed the Toronto Blue Jays the final...

05.10.2023 4

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Four keys to wild-card series win for Blue Jays

MINNEAPOLIS — For the third time in four years, the Toronto Blue Jays are a part of the second season. The first step of navigating the 162-game...

03.10.2023 9

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Jays see ‘unfinished business’ after last year’s playoff heartbreak

TORONTO — They’ve sat with it for almost a full calendar year now. The disappointment, the frustration, and the anger. Losing a series they...

02.10.2023 20

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Belt's importance to Jays extends far beyond batter's box

TORONTO — On a nightly basis, there are usually more important players than Brandon Belt in the box score. But there may not be a more important...

27.09.2023 3

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140 down, 22 to go: The ins and outs of Jays' postseason hopes

TORONTO — As they head down the stretch of an up-and-down season, the Toronto Blue Jays are as close to controlling their own playoff destiny as...

07.09.2023 8

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