We may have a Cinderella story on our hands north of the border. An 8-5 Toronto Blue Jays win over the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre on Thursday night cemented a four-game sweep by the home team, while simultaneously sending a strong statement to the rest of the AL East. That message? The Blue … Read more
The Blue Jays announced that outfielder Anthony Santander has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to left shoulder inflammation. Fellow outfielder Alan Roden has been recalled as the corresponding move. The Jays signed Santander to a five-year, $92.5M deal this offseason. Heavy deferrals reportedly knock the net present value closer to $70M, but it was still the … Read more
Just when you are thinking this team doesn’t have it, when you’ve been complaining to your friends that we’d seen the best of Kameron Misner, that Brandon Lowe was yesterday’s news, that the return of Josh Lowe would add nothing, you have a game like this one. It had everything you’d want to see as … Read more
One strike away. That’s how close Ryan Pepiot was, not once but twice, to escaping the sixth inning unscathed on Wednesday night in Toronto. Instead, one 0-2 pitch turned a night of promise into another gut-punch loss for the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk, down to his final strike, launched a three-run homer that flipped … Read more
My last two recaps have come at the start of home stands. Thank you to our managing editor Danny Russell for allowing me to recap the start of a road trip, where the magic will happen this season. Before the game, we learned that Yandy Diaz would not be accompanying the team to Toronto because … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays trailed 6-0 in the sixth inning and appeared to be down and out in Wednesday night’s affair with the Boston Red Sox. That changed quickly.
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The Atlanta Braves are looking to turn around their poor performance thus far in away games as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays who have had a start to the season that may have surprised some fans. The Blue Jays are currently in first place in the AL East in a division that is … Read more
The struggling Atlanta Braves went north of the border to take on the AL East leading Toronto Blue in a matchup that did not look too promising. Marcell Ozuna was out due to hip inflammation and the Braves trotted out a lineup that looked like it was one half of a split squad game. Grant … Read more
After an interesting performance from the offense yesterday, today’s lineup only has one notable change. Alex Call will be getting his first action of the 2025 season in the 8 hole. Dylan Crews is getting a much needed night of rest after a hitless start to this new campaign. Call is coming off a good … Read more