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Blue Jays pass first tests of gauntlet of 16 games in 16 days

June 17, 2026

BOSTON -- Nothing about Wednesday night was "Plan A" for the Blue Jays, but what about this season has been? Scheduled starter Max Scherzer hit the IL on Wednesday afternoon just hours prior to first pitch, leaving the Blue Jays to lean on yet another bullpen game led by opener

Scherzer (back spasms) returns to IL after one start

June 17, 2026

BOSTON -- Just hours before Max Scherzer was scheduled to make a crucial start against the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday, the Blue Jays placed the veteran starter back on the IL with back spasms. This is Scherzer’s second trip to the IL this season after he previously

With Bieber nearly ready to return, Blue Jays face a decision

June 17, 2026

BOSTON -- Is it finally time for Shane Bieber to make his 2026 debut? Well, it depends. Bieber made his fifth rehab start on Wednesday afternoon with Triple-A Buffalo, throwing 80 pitches over five innings. The line wasn’t sharp, with five runs on seven hits, four walks and a pair

Cease clears the bar in Starting Pitcher Power Rankings

@Theo_DeRosa
12:06 AM EDT

There’s a new name at the top of MLB.com’s latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings, and after a historic outing last week, it’s easy to see why. That wasn’t the only shakeup, either: Four new names joined the rankings thanks to strong performances all season. Here are the sixth Starting Pitcher

Vlad 'surprised' to be leading AL 1B voting for All-Star Game

June 17, 2026

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. isn't having a great season, so it was surprising to see the Blue Jays slugger leading American League first basemen in voting when the first ballot update came out Monday. Even Vlad himself was caught off guard. “I was surprised that I’m in first,” Guerrero told The

Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions

June 17, 2026

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

1 prospect from each team pushing for a promotion

June 17, 2026

It’s moving season in the Minor Leagues. It’s around this time of the season that sample sizes are big enough and organizations can recognize without much doubt which of their prospects deserve new challenges at higher levels, like the Nationals did last week with Eli Willits’ move to High-A at

Schneider looking more like the 'hunter' Blue Jays want him to be at the plate

June 16, 2026

BOSTON -- Back where it all began, Davis Schneider finally looked like himself again. Half of Schneider’s identity has been missing this season, leaving him a lopsided hitter. He’s a master of the strike zone, which has never left. Even when the Blue Jays optioned him to Triple-A in late

Springer's milestone homer the cherry on top of Blue Jays' HR barrage

June 16, 2026

BOSTON -- These are the simple nights the Blue Jays need, when they roll into town and beat a team they should beat. The Blue Jays looked like the better team in all aspects of Tuesday’s 6-1 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park, with Dylan Cease outdueling Payton

Tiedemann's comeback begins with first appearance in 706 days

June 16, 2026

BOSTON -- It had been 706 days since Ricky Tiedemann last climbed a mound and threw a pitch. No, not in a bullpen, not in a pitching lab and not to a hitter wearing the same colors as him. A real, live game where they keep the score. Finally, it

New pitch has Cease in the Cy Young conversation

@jared_greenspan
June 16, 2026

Dylan Cease throws a changeup nowadays and, technically, that's not anything new. The Blue Jays right-hander threw 37 changeups with the Padres last season. But that offering was more of a "Bugs Bunny" pitch, a term first coined by Ethan Katz, Cease's former pitching coach with the White Sox. Last

Breaking down the closest All-Star races in Phase 1 balloting 

@jared_greenspan
June 16, 2026

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.

Blue Jays are far too good to write off this early

June 15, 2026

This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson’s Blue Jays Beat newsletter. This edition was written by Mike Lupica. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Vlad Jr., Clement among Blue Jays surging in 1st ASG vote update

June 15, 2026

Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Astros’ Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters for the National League and American League, respectively, in our first update of the 2026 MLB All-Star Ballot.

'No panic here': Blue Jays remain confident amid struggles

June 14, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays needed a full-lineup effort Sunday. They were short-handed from the start, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out for a second straight game with a sore lower back. Shortstop Andrés Giménez was also a last-minute scratch with a sore left wrist, further depleting Toronto’s lineup.

Each team’s biggest surprise so far in 2026

June 14, 2026

The 2026 season is in full swing. As is the case with baseball -- "you can't predict baseball" is a common phrase for a reason -- there have been plenty of surprising developments. We asked each of the 30 team beat reporters about the biggest surprises so far this season.

John Schneider ejected in eighth inning after balk call 

June 14, 2026

TORONTO -- Tempers boiled over in the eighth inning of the Blue Jays' 8-3 loss to the Yankees at Rogers Centre, and Toronto manager John Schneider was ejected.

Vlad Jr. (lower back tightness) on the mend, eyeing return at Boston 

June 14, 2026

TORONTO -- After missing Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Yankees with lower back tightness, Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was absent once again for Sunday's series finale at Rogers Centre. Guerrero woke up with some lingering soreness, but his condition improved enough that he grabbed a bat and was

Gausman shows off vintage form in pitchers' duel before Varland blinks in relief

June 13, 2026

TORONTO -- After cruising all day, Kevin Gausman gave Blue Jays fans one more reason to get loud. As Yankees rookie Spencer Jones swung through strike three to end the seventh inning Saturday, Rogers Centre erupted. Gausman hopped off the mound and pounded his fist into his glove, punctuating a

Kirk boosts Blue Jays' offense with 3 hits in return from IL

June 12, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays could not have scripted a better return for Alejandro Kirk. Fresh off the 60-day injured list Friday after recovering from a left thumb fracture, Kirk received celebrity treatment at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays’ catcher drew a roaring ovation when he first emerged from the

Here are 3 areas the Blue Jays could address by Trade Deadline

June 12, 2026

TORONTO -- It’s never too early, is it? The early months of the Blue Jays’ season have been widely imperfect, defined more by injuries and cold starts from star players than any sort of forward momentum. These coming weeks are Toronto's opportunity to choose a direction, and given the state

Blue Jays' 2025 first-rounder tallies first four-hit game as a pro

June 14, 2026

JoJo Parker just turned in his best game as a professional thus far. The Blue Jays’ top prospect collected four hits in an outing for the first time to drive Single-A Dunedin to a 15-5 win over Fort Myers at Hammond Stadium on Saturday night. It marked Parker's 10th multihit