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Tiedemann resumes rehab, touches 97.7 mph in scoreless inning at Single-A

2:42 PM EDT

BOSTON -- This has been a long time coming for Ricky Tiedemann, the Blue Jays’ No. 10 prospect who we’ve barely heard from in nearly two years. It had been 706 days between Tiedemann’s last Minor League appearance in 2024 and his first rehab appearance this season, back on June

Sánchez (right ankle) joins Single-A Dunedin for rehab assignment

July 25, 2026

BOSTON -- Jesús Sánchez is back in game action down in Single-A Dunedin, putting him on track to potentially return to the Blue Jays by next weekend. After going 1-for-3 in a Florida Complex League game on Thursday, this was Sánchez’s first game back with a full-season affiliate as he

Cease strengthens his Cy Young case with one-hit shutout of Red Sox

July 25, 2026

BOSTON -- Dylan Cease, standing on the mound with his hands reaching for the sky after throwing 120 pitches, didn’t look like a man on a 48-57 team. That’s why this matters. Cease’s talent is only matched by his stubbornness on these special days, creating an unstoppable force. In Saturday’s

Cease (12 K's) shuts out Red Sox as Springer, Vladdy provide the offense

July 25, 2026

BOSTON -- The Blue Jays still have some flashes in them, especially when Dylan Cease pitches like that. Saturday’s 6-0 win over the Red Sox was clean and simple, which we haven’t seen enough of from this 2026 team. The win moves the Blue Jays to 48-57.

In a much different spot than last season, Vlad Jr. talks about his struggles in '26

July 25, 2026

BOSTON -- Just over a year ago, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stood in this same rugged hallway at Fenway Park. It was the beginning of the greatest year of his baseball life. He’d just signed a $500 million contract that morning. He didn’t know it yet, but a World Series run

Yesavage battles in 9-K start as Wild Card gap widens ahead of Deadline

July 25, 2026

BOSTON -- Even when the Blue Jays find a way to make a game of it, the American League Wild Card race just keeps drifting away from them. Friday night’s 6-4 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park dropped the Blue Jays (47-57) to 6 1/2 games back of

Ohtani held this record until last night -- but not anymore, thanks to Okamoto

July 24, 2026

BOSTON -- With one big swing on Friday night at Fenway Park, Kazuma Okamoto broke Shohei Ohtani’s rookie record for the most home runs by a Japanese-born player, with 23. The Statcast-projected 408-foot shot to straightaway center finally got the Blue Jays on the board in the seventh inning in

Barger set for season-ending elbow surgery to cap injury-filled campaign

July 24, 2026

BOSTON -- Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger's long, frustrating season is now a lost season. Barger will undergo right elbow surgery on Monday, which could require a full Tommy John procedure. If that’s the case, Barger’s rehab process is estimated around nine months, which would stretch well into the 2027

5 numbers that tell the story of the Blue Jays' season thus far

July 24, 2026

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Blue Jays announce signing of top pick Carlon, 16 others from Draft class

July 23, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays agreed to a $2.4 million bonus with their first pick from the 2026 MLB Draft, lefty Cole Carlon. The bonus comes in just below the slot value for the No. 39 pick, which is $2,571,700. The Blue Jays did not pick in the first round

Key takeaways: Rays 12, Blue Jays 2

July 22, 2026

TORONTO -- These past two days, the Rays have looked like a team specifically designed to expose all of the Blue Jays’ flaws.

Gausman not thinking about Trade Deadline after latest rough outing

July 21, 2026

TORONTO -- At this point, every single thing lives in the light of the Trade Deadline. Each loss is another step closer to the Blue Jays, at some point in the days leading up to Aug. 3, announcing to the rest of baseball that they’re sellers. It’s baseball’s version of

Frustrations build as Blue Jays' offense continues to struggle, Cease falters

July 20, 2026

TORONTO -- Day by day, you can feel the pressure building around and amongst the Blue Jays. The 100th game of the season brought another loss, this time a 7-1 defeat by the Rays, and the Blue Jays don’t exactly have 62 games to work with here. The Trade Deadline

Yesavage's 9-K start a bright spot on another quiet day for Blue Jays' bats

July 19, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays wanted to come out of the All-Star break looking like a new team, but this series loss to the White Sox carried over all of the old themes from the first half. Sunday afternoon’s 3-0 loss left the Blue Jays (46-53) still scrambling to gain

Ward, legendary Blue Jays reliever and two-time champion, dies at 62

July 19, 2026

TORONTO -- Duane Ward, one of the greatest relievers in Blue Jays history and a two-time World Series champion, has died. He was 62. Ward was in Toronto this week for the Blue Jays’ celebrations to honor those 1992-93 teams, which included Saturday’s unveiling of the Back-to-Back World Series Statue.

'There's a brotherhood': Beloved 1992-93 Blue Jays reunite to celebrate back-to-back titles

July 18, 2026

TORONTO -- Walking back onto this field, one after the other, the old World Series champions were all 25 years old again.

Vlad shakes off dust, Bieber spins six scoreless in Blue Jays win

July 18, 2026

TORONTO -- When your franchise unveils its first player statue outside the stadium and celebrates its two World Series teams in a sprawling pregame ceremony, you’d better find a way to win the game that follows. The Blue Jays did just that, beating the White Sox, 1-0, in front of

Blue Jays honor 1992-93 back-to-back championship teams with new statue outside Rogers Centre

July 18, 2026

TORONTO -- When you win in this city, it lasts forever. Finally, outside the gates of Rogers Centre, stands a statue that will do the same.

As Trade Deadline looms, where could Miles end up on Toronto's staff?

July 17, 2026

TORONTO -- With the clock ticking on the Blue Jays and the Trade Deadline looming on Aug. 3, Friday night wasn’t the grand return from the break they’d envisioned. From their 12-4 loss to the White Sox, dropping them to 45-52, this is what mattered most:

Barger, Scherzer among Blue Jays waiting for good news on injury front

July 17, 2026

TORONTO -- It must have felt so strange for manager John Schneider to manage the All-Star Game without reading off a laundry list of injury updates a few hours before first pitch. Friday at Rogers Centre, he was back to business. The Blue Jays need all the help they can

With 66 games left, Blue Jays face uphill battle in AL Wild Card race

July 16, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays face an uphill climb in the second half. It’s a steep, rocky one, and they’ve only got 66 games to pull this off. There’s no more “early,” no more “lots of baseball left.” Those days have long faded, leaving the Blue Jays on the outside

Could Trade Deadline be answer to Blue Jays' lackluster first half?

July 15, 2026

Coming out of the break, the clock is officially ticking on the Blue Jays, who sit 45-51 and on the outside edge of an AL Wild Card race that’s begging for a team to take charge. It feels like the Blue Jays have been stuck in this exact same spot

Schneider on Cease starting for AL: 'The decision was Dylan regardless'

July 13, 2026

PHILADELPHIA -- Dylan Cease will walk to the mound as the American League’s starting pitcher in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, a decision that John Schneider locked in with some 72 hours’ notice. The only surprise may be that it took the Blue Jays manager so long to decide. As Schneider unveiled

From 13th-round Draft pick to All-Star manager: Schneider reflects on journey

July 13, 2026

SAN FRANCISCO -- Twenty-four years ago, the Blue Jays drafted a catcher named John Schneider in the 13th round. You won’t find him on any of the old top prospect lists. Where you will find him is in the dugout at the All-Star Game, managing the American League. The real

Here are the Blue Jays' 2026 Draft picks

July 12, 2026

SAN DIEGO -- This Draft class demanded creativity from the Blue Jays’ amateur scouting department, who needed to spend wisely and dig up some gems in the later rounds.