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Yesavage's shutout season debut a welcome return in Blue Jays win

Yesavage's shutout season debut a welcome return in Blue Jays win

TORONTO — All the Toronto Blue Jays have known from Trey Yesavage is dominance, which is why expectations can be so easily skewed, perspective so...

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Yesavage finally set for first Blue Jays season after whirlwind year

Yesavage finally set for first Blue Jays season after whirlwind year

TORONTO — First, Trey Yesavage struck out nine batters over five innings of one-run ball during an electric big-league debut. In his next start, he...

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As Max Scherzer hits IL, George Springer nears return to Blue Jays

As Max Scherzer hits IL, George Springer nears return to Blue Jays

TORONTO — At the same time as Max Scherzer addressed the media outside the clubhouse after becoming the 13th Toronto Blue Jays player on the injured...

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Gausman provides vital stability in Blue Jays' win over Guardians

Gausman provides vital stability in Blue Jays' win over Guardians

TORONTO – All off-season, the Toronto Blue Jays considered how the physical toll of last year’s run to the World Series might impact them this...

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Trey Yesavage feeling 'confident in myself’ as he rejoins Blue Jays rotation

Trey Yesavage feeling 'confident in myself’ as he rejoins Blue Jays rotation

TORONTO – The major-league clubhouse at the Player Development Complex empties in an instant when spring training ends and Trey Yesavage found the...

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Blue Jays move to closer by committee to ease pressure on Jeff Hoffman

Blue Jays move to closer by committee to ease pressure on Jeff Hoffman

TORONTO – Jeff Hoffman went home to Florida for the off-day, spent time with his family, caught a little sun and then returned to Toronto, where a...

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Ex-Blue Jays manager John Gibbons enjoying role with 'old farts' on Angels staff

Ex-Blue Jays manager John Gibbons enjoying role with 'old farts' on Angels staff

ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Gibbons wanted to dial things down once last season ended so he told the New York Mets, for whom he’d served as bench coach...

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Taxed Blue Jays bullpen gives way late in loss to Angels

Taxed Blue Jays bullpen gives way late in loss to Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Had their bullpen been in better shape, the Toronto Blue Jays would likely have used an opener in front of Eric Lauer, and the two...

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Blue Jays to re-evaluate Jeff Hoffman's role

Blue Jays to re-evaluate Jeff Hoffman's role

ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Toronto Blue Jays plan to “re-evaluate” Jeff Hoffman’s status as closer while they consider ways to get the struggling...

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Blue Jays’ late rally secures series-clinching win over Angels

Blue Jays’ late rally secures series-clinching win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Since a foul tip fractured his left big toe April 11 and relegated him to an observer in the dugout, George Springer has noticed a...

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Blue Jays' Ponce plans to be 'biggest cheerleader' after season-ending surgery

Blue Jays' Ponce plans to be 'biggest cheerleader' after season-ending surgery

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cody Ponce knew the damage to his right knee was severe based on the “snap, crackles and pops” he heard before he collapsed to...

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Cease fans 12 as Blue Jays overcome travel chaos to beat Angels

Cease fans 12 as Blue Jays overcome travel chaos to beat Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mechanical issues with their plane in Phoenix left the Toronto Blue Jays with a decision to make late Sunday afternoon. They could...

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Blue Jays notebook: Daulton Varsho gears up for probable Monday return

Blue Jays notebook: Daulton Varsho gears up for probable Monday return

PHOENIX — Fresh off their best day at the plate this season, the Toronto Blue Jays should get another lift for their lineup Monday when Daulton...

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Blue Jays' first-inning outburst drives emphatic win over Diamondbacks

Blue Jays' first-inning outburst drives emphatic win over Diamondbacks

PHOENIX – Small-sample sizes can get weird, especially early in a new season, which is why Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider doesn’t look...

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'I've been grinding': Blue Jays' Lukes delivers solid effort amid vertigo issues

'I've been grinding': Blue Jays' Lukes delivers solid effort amid vertigo issues

PHOENIX — Nathan Lukes has quietly grinded through the first three weeks of the season in more ways than one. So, when his pinch-hit single snuck...

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Hoffman surrenders decisive slam in eighth as Blue Jays fall to Diamondbacks

Hoffman surrenders decisive slam in eighth as Blue Jays fall to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX – Nathan Lukes has quietly grinded through the first three weeks of the season in more ways than one. So, when his pinch-hit single snuck...

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Blue Jays' offensive slide continues in sloppy loss to Diamondbacks

PHOENIX — There are several reasons why the lineup connectivity so instrumental to the Toronto Blue Jays’ success a year ago appears so disjointed...

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Blue Jays' depth being pushed to limit with Springer placed on IL

TORONTO – John Schneider’s messages of resolve and leaning into the challenges of an injury-filled start to the 2026 season became all the more...

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Blue Jays' Scherzer ready to be 'more aggressive' after MRI confirms tendinitis

TORONTO – Max Scherzer is always thinking ahead so, knowing that he came out of his last start with right forearm tendinitis, he approaches after...

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Springer joins growing list of Blue Jays injuries in loss to Twins

TORONTO — The latest injury twist for the Toronto Blue Jays in this star-crossed opening to the 2026 season came Saturday afternoon when George...

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Blue Jays notebook: Springer's Game 7 home run still impacting organization

TORONTO — As the Toronto Blue Jays took on the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series last fall, Arjun Nimmala and the other...

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Reflection turns into relief for Guerrero, Blue Jays

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. threw his hands up in the air after receiving Jeff Hoffman’s relay to first for the final out of a streak-busting...

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Blue Jays seek stability as slide continues with loss to Dodgers

TORONTO – The disruptive nature of the injuries, roster churn and struggle the Toronto Blue Jays have endured over the past week means that as much...

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Early troubles mount for Blue Jays in lopsided loss to Dodgers

TORONTO – There is a disconnect between the outsized attention on the many narratives surrounding this series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the...

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Blue Jays and Dodgers renew rivalry intensified by World Series clash

TORONTO — For years, as the Toronto Blue Jays closely watched the way the Los Angeles Dodgers operated and in the lead-up to their epic World Series...

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Blue Jays farm system looks to build on recent gains as minor-league season begins

TORONTO — Just like the parent club at the big-league level, the Toronto Blue Jays’ farm system rebounded in a significant way last season. ...

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Scherzer anchors bounce-back win as Blue Jays 'out-team' Rockies

TORONTO – On a few occasions this spring, John Schneider described the Toronto Blue Jays’ approach as trying to “out-team the other team,” and...

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Blue Jays left to improvise with Ponce due to miss ‘pretty significant chunk of time’

TORONTO – John Schneider and Cody Ponce spent a long time talking as Monday night bled into Tuesday morning, trying to make sense of what had just...

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'You never get over it': Blue Jays’ Scherzer fired up by World Series loss

TORONTO — As Maxwell Scherzer readies for the first start of his 19th big-league season Tuesday night versus the visiting Colorado Rockies, the...

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Ponce injury presents early test for Blue Jays’ pitching depth

TORONTO – On Sunday morning, as he considered the pitching surplus possible for the Toronto Blue Jays in a few weeks if Trey Yesavage, Jose Berrios,...

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Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce carted off with injury

TORONTO — A promising beginning to Cody Ponce’s first outing in the majors since 2021 ended in stunning fashion Monday when he fell to the ground...

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Blue Jays open 50th season with walk-off win, banner celebration

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays celebrated their history, their 2025 season and unfurled an American League championship banner during a roughly...

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'Perfect franchise player': Guerrero, Blue Jays renew World Series quest

TORONTO — Before Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s ill-fated dash home and before Ernie Clement’s drive to left that Andy Pages, a rare mid-inning defensive...

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Blue Jays enter 2026 season on stable footing, even as labour uncertainty looms

TORONTO – In a number of ways, the Toronto Blue Jays are as stable as they’ve been in a very long time. Franchise player Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is...

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Blue Jays wrap camp with quirky intrasquad finale, roster calls loom

DUNEDIN, Fla. – On their last day of spring training, the Toronto Blue Jays staged a glorified intrasquad game that included national anthems,...

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Blue Jays bet on stability with extensions for Atkins, Schneider

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Back in 2021, the last time the Toronto Blue Jays went through a cycle of leadership extensions, president and CEO Mark Shapiro...

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Blue Jays sign Ross Atkins, John Schneider to contract extensions

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Having already locked in president and CEO Mark Shapiro, the Toronto Blue Jays further secured their leadership group by extending...

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Guerrero, Cease shine in rout of Rays as Blue Jays’ final roster calls loom

DUNEDIN, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays completed their Grapefruit League schedule with a 14-1 thumping of the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon,...

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Berríos building up to rejoin Blue Jays after WBC denials, ‘weird’ injury

DUNEDIN, Fla. – The atmosphere at Hiram Bithorn Stadium during Puerto Rico’s World Baseball Classic games is special, so when José Berríos was...

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Blue Jays' lineup vs. Skenes, Pirates reflects 'how we're thinking about it'

BRADENTON, Fla. – By and large, spring training lineups don’t mean very much, often based more on who needs at-bats than who ends up hitting...

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Blue Jays' Max Scherzer looks and feels good in key start before season

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Starting a Grapefruit League game offers competitive elements that more convenient minor-league outings cannot, so Max Scherzer...

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Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage to begin season on IL with shoulder issue

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Trey Yesavage knows well the toll pitching exacts on his body and that most of the aches he feels afterward can be worked through...

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Looking at Blue Jays' final roster calls with camp winding down

DUNEDIN, Fla. – The last days and final decisions of spring training are here for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are nearly whole again now that their...

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How Jose Berrios' elbow injury changes Blue Jays' rotation

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jose Berrios won’t be ready for Opening Day after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right elbow, manager John...

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Stint with Canada springboards Logan Allen to minor-league deal with Dodgers

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Logan Allen, fresh off a couple of appearances for Canada at the World Baseball Classic, signed a minor-league deal with the Los...

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Venezuela caps off best WBC yet by beating U.S. in thrilling final

MIAMI — Perhaps this World Baseball Classic will be remembered as the one that, finally, led people to embrace all of what this tournament is, and...

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With deepening talent pool, Canada's WBC breakthrough is just the beginning

HOUSTON — Running in from the bullpen for his biggest outing yet, Canada's Matt Wilkinson took in his surroundings at Daikin Park, scanned the...

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Canada’s run to WBC quarterfinals ends with loss to U.S.

HOUSTON – The United States stole hockey from Canada at the Olympics and try as they did, the Canadians couldn’t steal baseball in return from the...

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Olympic jerseys, video 'fire up' Canada ahead of U.S. quarterfinal at WBC

HOUSTON – A special delivery for the Canadian team at the World Baseball Classic arrived at Daikin Park at roughly 2:30 p.m. CT Friday afternoon....

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Canada chasing another iconic WBC moment against U.S. in quarterfinal clash

HOUSTON — In the lead-up to Canada’s win-and-in clash with Cuba earlier this week, Justin Morneau addressed the hitters during a pre-game meeting,...

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