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'Hoping that it's nothing serious': Kirk undergoes X-rays on left thumb

April 3, 2026

CHICAGO -- In five awful minutes on Friday, the Blue Jays lost Alejandro Kirk and the game, but Kirk is far more worrying. Kirk underwent X-rays on his left thumb after leaving Friday’s 5-4 loss to the White Sox at Rate Field in the 10th inning, and outside of Vladimir

Yesavage takes major step in first rehab outing with Single-A Dunedin

April 3, 2026

CHICAGO -- Last season, Trey Yesavage opened the season pitching in Single-A and ended up pitching in the World Series. Maybe he can pull it off again in 2026? Yesavage’s rehab assignment lined up with him being the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays’ Opening Day starter on Friday night, a major

Blue Jays add pitching depth, sign veteran Corbin to one-year, $1 million contract

April 3, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with veteran lefty Patrick Corbin, the club announced shortly after Friday’s 5-4 loss in 10 innings against the White Sox at Rate Field. The 36-year-old Corbin has 13 seasons of big league experience under his belt, most

10 nasty new pitches worth watching this year

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Spring Training is always a testing ground for new pitches. It seems like every pitcher is trying something new with their arsenal. The regular season is another story. New pitch experiments from the spring evaporate as quickly as they came -- see Garrett Crochet and his new splitter, for example,

Where will Blue Jays' Top 30 prospects be to start the season?

April 2, 2026

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Blue Jays’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

Good vibes from '25 bring impassioned crowds to opening homestand

April 1, 2026

TORONTO -- Imperfect as this opening homestand may have been, the past week at Rogers Centre has felt so much different than it did a year ago. Those quiet Monday and Tuesday crowds are gone. Even a year ago, attendance quickly dipped down close to 20,000 for the second home

Latest Blue Jays injuries & transactions

April 3, 2026

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

Cease has a new hobby -- and you won't be able to take your eyes off it

April 1, 2026

TORONTO -- John Schneider’s work to support the local art community has begun with an installation in his office to showcase an up-and-coming painter … Dylan Cease. When reporters walked into Schneider’s office Tuesday afternoon, there was a new painting on the right wall that was impossible to look away

Here are the most stacked MiLB affiliates -- one for each organization

April 2, 2026

With games kicking off on Thursday at both levels of A ball as well as Double-A, and Triple-A entering its second week of play, the 2026 Minor League season is now fully underway. That means we can finally see all of our favorite prospects performing on the field. We know

Here's every team's 2026 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

April 1, 2026

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record. MLB informed the teams of the

41-year-old Scherzer gives Blue Jays just what they need in '26 debut

March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- One month ago, we were wondering how Max Scherzer could even fit onto this roster. Today, where would the Blue Jays be without him? For the next decade, we’ll point back to the 2026 Blue Jays as the case study for pitching depth. You can never, ever have

Ponce has ACL sprain; return this season not ruled out

March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce is going to miss “significant time” with a right knee injury he sustained in Monday's 14-5 loss to the Rockies, another tough blow to a rotation that’s already dealing with too many injuries. For now, the diagnosis is a sprained right ACL, but

What are the Blue Jays' rotation options with Ponce hurt?

March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays’ rotation has been dealt another blow. This time it’s Cody Ponce, who will miss significant time after leaving his Blue Jays debut Monday on a medical cart with a sprain of his right ACL. The Blue Jays dropped Monday's game to the Rockies, 14-5, after

Here's 1 must-visit Minor League spot from every farm system for 2026

March 31, 2026

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

It's early, but is Blue Jays' bullpen stock on rise?

March 30, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays’ rotation rebrand is off to a record-setting start, but the bullpen played its own role in striking out 50 A’s batters over opening weekend. The additions of Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce to the rotation, plus the potential for a fuller season of Trey Yesavage,

Welcome to The Show, Okamoto! Japanese icon hits first big league HR

March 29, 2026

TORONTO -- What a weekend for Kazuma Okamoto, the Japanese star who is taking over Toronto. Okamoto launched his first Major League home run in the fourth inning Sunday, a 420-foot shot to right-center field that just kept carrying and carrying. In a weekend that’s been full of reasons to

By the numbers: Blue Jays break team strikeout record through first three games

March 29, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays just opened their 50th season by striking out 50 A’s. You can’t buy marketing this good. With a sweep of the A’s to open the season 3-0, the Blue Jays have already taken a clear and exciting step in a different direction with their pitching,

Blue Jays acquire infielder Gleed from Marlins in exchange for Jiménez

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March 29, 2026

The Marlins have acquired infielder Leo Jiménez from the Blue Jays in exchange for infielder Dub Gleed and $250K in international bonus pool money, sources confirmed to MLB.com. The 24-year-old Jiménez played in parts of two seasons with the Blue Jays from 2024-25, posting a .635 OPS with five home

These are the 10 most untouchable marks in Blue Jays record book

March 30, 2026

TORONTO -- Eventually, the Blue Jays’ record book will just be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s name with a few others sprinkled around it. If Guerrero continues on this pace for even the majority of his 14-year extension, so many of the all-time marks will belong to him, from hits to home

In case you didn't know, this first-year Blue Jay is a 'big deal'

March 29, 2026

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Cease K's 12 -- including 7 in a row -- in record-setting Blue Jays debut

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Dylan Cease’s Blue Jays debut was the very definition of dominant, the type of debut that sets a new bar for stars who come to Toronto. Cease’s 12 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball set a new record for the most by a Blue Jays pitcher

2 games, 2 walk-offs a first for Blue Jays ... thanks in part to an unlikely hero

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Another night, another walk-off, another reason to believe the Blue Jays could do it all again. The Blue Jays pulled Saturday’s 8-7 win over the A’s back from the grave for their second celebration in less than 24 hours. This time, Ernie Clement was the walk-off hero with