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'I just want to pitch': Scherzer is all-business as he ramps up for 19th season

March 3, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Did we really expect Max Scherzer to ease into anything? Why would he start now?

Josh Naylor leads young Team Canada into promising new chapter

March 3, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- It feels like we’re entering an exciting new era of Canadian baseball, led by big league stars and waves of talent coming behind them.

In heartwarming twist, kid gives foul ball to grownup who just missed it

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March 3, 2026

Tuesday provided one of the most wholesome moments at this year’s Spring Training so far. During the Blue Jays-Team Canada exhibition game at Dunedin’s TD Ballpark, a foul ball to the bleachers down the left-field line sent a Tigers fan over his seats in an attempt to catch it. After

Here are the Blue Jays' 2026 Top 30 prospects

March 2, 2026

DUNEDIN -- The Blue Jays’ farm system is doing exactly what it’s supposed to do these days. Farm systems are ultimately meant to support the big-league roster, but that can happen in different ways. Developing potential superstars like Trey Yesavage is the obvious way to win, and Toronto’s player development

Magnitude of world stage not lost on trio of top prospects repping Team Israel

March 3, 2026

JUPITER, Fla. -- RJ Schreck has yet to make his Major League debut, but he’ll cross off his third ballpark this Saturday in Miami. Schreck is one of three top prospects, along with shortstop Cole Carrigg and right-hander Charlie Beilenson, representing Team Israel at the 2026 World Baseball Classic in

Mad Max is back at Blue Jays camp: 'Good catching up with gramps'

March 2, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Max Scherzer does not tiptoe quietly into anything. It always comes with a crash, a bang, a grunt and some colorful language. Monday morning in Dunedin, Scherzer was back on the mound throwing a bullpen for the Blue Jays while manager John Schneider, pitching coach Pete Walker

Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions

March 3, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.

The numbers behind this spring's most impressive performers

March 2, 2026

One big difference at Spring Training this year is that full Statcast tracking is now available at every ballpark, which means we get a ton more data on all the players around the league. And there are already plenty of players who stand out -- hitters and pitchers, stars and

Blue Jays roster is (almost) set. Here's who's on the fringe 

March 1, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- When the calendar flips to March, real baseball begins to creep over the horizon and each day begins to matter a bit more than the last. The Blue Jays’ roster is fairly set -- as many as 24 spots are easy to write in with pen --

New tournament-style format coming to Spring Breakout in '27

March 2, 2026

Major League Baseball introduced Spring Breakout in 2024 and the prospect showcase games in Florida and Arizona were an immediate hit. Fans and front offices alike loved seeing all those future MLB stars on the field at one time. Now the concept is getting even better. Starting in 2027, the

1 prospect making some noise in each spring camp

March 1, 2026

Spring Training is the perfect time for prospects to show what they can do, and a number of players have taken that opportunity and run with it so far in 2026. From elite prospects to unheralded young players, there's always someone putting on a show with the bat or the

Cease lights up radar gun (98 mph!) in debut with Blue Jays

February 28, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Somewhere in that right arm of Dylan Cease, there’s a Cy Young Award. We know this already because we’ve seen it already. In 2022, only Justin Verlander’s remarkable season kept Cease from the American League Cy Young. If someone makes 32 starts in a season with one

'Me and you are enemies': Vlad, Okamoto's friendship on hold for Classic

February 28, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The budding friendship between Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto has been put on hold. The moment Guerrero rolls out of Dunedin Saturday night and heads to Miami, where he’ll join his Dominican teammates to prepare for the World Baseball Classic, Okamoto isn’t his Blue Jays teammate,

Blue Jays' front office makes vision a reality with busy offseason

February 27, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Back in 2020, Ross Atkins and the rest of the Toronto front office had a vision of what the Blue Jays could be. It took until 2025 for the club to make it a reality, but fresh off the Blue Jays’ first World Series appearance since 1993,

Scherzer's daughter made case to re-sign dad in heartfelt letter to Blue Jays

February 26, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have developed a powerful new recruiting group: players’ daughters.

Scherzer reaches agreement on deal to return to Blue Jays

March 2, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Mad Max is back. Max Scherzer and the Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a reunion for the 2026 season with a one-year, $3 million deal that the club made official on Monday.

The most interesting players on the new ABS challenge leaderboard

February 26, 2026

ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile) is finally here, and in Spring Training, we're getting our first good look at which Major League batters and catchers are the best … and worst … at challenging balls and strikes. To keep track of all your challenge needs, we

What does Scherzer's return mean for Blue Jays' jam-packed rotation?

February 26, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Good problems still need good answers. You can really never have enough starting pitching, as we’re reminded each spring, but the Blue Jays are chasing a World Series here, which requires more than a stacked staff. While Toronto could field nearly two full rotations following their agreement

'He's still my brother': Vlad Jr. reflects on Bichette's departure

February 26, 2026

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette grew up together in baseball, rising rapidly through the Blue Jays’ farm system and each debuting in the Majors in 2019. Guerrero and Bichette also share the distinction of being sons of former Major League stars -- Vladimir Guerrero and Dante Bichette were slugging

Blue Jays will be strategic with Yesavage's workload in '26

February 25, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Trey Yesavage has come back down to earth to live with the rest of us. He’s back in baseball’s reality now. Yesavage’s debut was historic, a 22-year-old superstar who climbed from Single-A to the World Series in a single season, baffling hitters at every stop. He’d be

Here is each team's best power-hitting prospect

February 25, 2026

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

With stars away at Classic, these Blue Jays can prove themselves

February 24, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- One way or another, a gold medal from the World Baseball Classic should end up in the Blue Jays’ clubhouse four weeks from now. The Blue Jays are sending their entire infield to the WBC, including representatives for the three countries that have combined to win the

How's the Blue Jays' potential Opening Day roster shaping up?

February 26, 2026

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have more big leaguers than roster spots, which is a fine place to start. The recent addition of Max Scherzer brings an already crowded rotation to a new level, and the trade addition of Jesús Sánchez leaves them with an even busier outfield picture.