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'Ern Dog' dominates O's, gives Blue Jays fans plenty more to bark about

June 6, 2026

TORONTO -- Ernie Clement has the city barking. That’s his thing. They call him the “Ern Dog,” and all the man has done lately is hit. In a season that still feels stuck in the mud, Clement has been the buzzing engine, the constant source of life so stubbornly trying

Okamoto has Toronto saying 'Yee-haw' after switching walk-up to country hit

June 6, 2026

TORONTO -- Kazuma Okamoto has gone country; look at them boots. When the Japanese third baseman walked to the plate this homestand, his usual walk-up song -- “Kibo no Wadachi” by Southern All Stars -- had a new partner every other plate appearance. In his second and fourth at-bats of

3 takeaways: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 4

June 6, 2026

TORONTO -- These bullpen days aren’t anyone’s "Plan A," but they’ve kept the Blue Jays afloat longer than anyone could have expected. With Ernie Clement starring on the offensive side, launching a three-run home run in the third inning, the Blue Jays had all hands on deck in Saturday’s 6-4

Varsho exits Friday's game with left wrist discomfort

June 5, 2026

TORONTO -- In a scene too familiar, another member of the Blue Jays left Friday’s loss to the Orioles early. This time, it was Daulton Varsho. The Blue Jays’ center-fielder is dealing with left wrist discomfort, the club says, which was evident on two swings he took in his first

Yesavage falters in 5-run 6th inning as Blue Jays fall to O's

June 5, 2026

TORONTO -- It was all going so well, but the good moments still feel so fleeting for the 2026 Blue Jays. “It’s not a secret, we’ve been inconsistent for most of the year,” manager John Schneider said, an understatement after the week that’s been.

Scherzer throws 73 pitches in rehab start as Toronto's rotation awaits reinforcements

June 5, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays are getting dangerously close to a run of “good news” on the pitching front. In 2026, that still feels so unfamiliar. It was Max Scherzer’s turn in the Buffalo Bisons’ rotation Friday night, the middle man in a string of rehab starts that featured Dylan

The best baseball players born on June 4

June 3, 2026

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for June 4.

3 questions lie ahead for Blue Jays as they get healthier

May 28, 2026

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Okamoto back in HR column as Lukes shows everyday chops

May 27, 2026

TORONTO -- Even the messy ones have a winner and a loser, and by the time the Blue Jays board their flight to Baltimore this evening, all they’ll remember from this one is a series win. Wednesday’s 2-1 win was defined more by the Marlins’ extreme aggression on the bases,

With 1st career slam, Sánchez flexes power potential Blue Jays coveted

May 26, 2026

TORONTO -- We just saw the swing the Blue Jays dreamed of when they traded for Jesús Sánchez in Spring Training. His first career grand slam in Toronto's 8-1 win over Miami at Rogers Centre was everything that’s special about Sánchez, everything the Blue Jays have been waiting to see

Clement's high blast, Piñango's redemption highlight Blue Jays' romp

May 26, 2026

TORONTO -- When’s the last time you could watch a Blue Jays win while breathing easily through the late innings? Jesús Sánchez launched his first career grand slam, an exclamation point on a six-run sixth inning for the Blue Jays in an 8-1 win over the Marlins at Rogers Centre.

Yesavage hurt by misplays in Blue Jays' loss to Marlins

May 25, 2026

TORONTO -- The box score tells you some of the story, but not all of it. The Blue Jays had so many chances to turn Monday night’s 8-2 loss to the Marlins into a completely different outcome. But a combination of poor situational hitting and uncharacteristically ugly defense tilted this

Blue Jays lose Cease to IL with left hamstring strain

May 25, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays placed star right-hander Dylan Cease on the 15-day IL with a left hamstring strain on Monday, yet another injury in a season that’s been defined by them. Cease left his start Sunday against the Pirates with mild left hamstring discomfort. It looked like Cease initially

Blue Jays option Schneider, activate Lukes from IL

May 25, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays optioned Davis Schneider to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, making room for the return of Nathan Lukes (hamstring) from the 10-day IL. This decision had been looming for the past couple of weeks, and the Blue Jays will be facing another one soon as Addison Barger

The Rule 5 Draft pick making case to be part of Blue Jays' future

May 25, 2026

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Key takeaways: Pirates 4, Blue Jays 1

May 24, 2026

TORONTO -- The score was the least of the Blue Jays’ worries Sunday. The 4-1 loss to the Pirates took a back seat to the nightmarish afternoon of injuries which saw both Dylan Cease and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. exit early.

Cease (hamstring), Vlad Jr. (HBP) both exit in rough inning for Blue Jays

May 24, 2026

TORONTO -- In the span of 15 minutes, Sunday's game turned into a nightmare for the Blue Jays. First it was Dylan Cease, who left the game with mild left hamstring discomfort in the top of the fifth. Then, in the bottom half of the inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. took

Blue Jays find best route to beating Skenes: Be a pest

May 23, 2026

TORONTO -- Hitting is hard enough. When you’re facing Paul Skenes, it’s downright unfair. The Blue Jays knew they needed to be realistic Saturday when Skenes, possibly the best pitcher on the planet, made his start for the Pirates. This was not a time to dream big, it was a

Key takeaways: Blue Jays 5, Pirates 2

May 23, 2026

TORONTO -- We all expected to see a dominant pitching performance on Saturday in Toronto, we just thought it would be the other guy. In the upset of the season, Patrick Corbin outdueled Paul Skenes in the 5-2 win. Remember, the lesson of the tortoise and the hare is that

Blue Jays land knockout punch in 8th inning after Gausman stuns again

May 22, 2026

TORONTO -- We haven’t seen the Blue Jays accelerate through the finish line often this season.

Miles proving a savvy add to Blue Jays' banged-up staff

May 21, 2026

NEW YORK -- When you play all the right notes, bullpen games can be beautiful things.

1 player to watch at each level of the Blue Jays' farm system

May 21, 2026

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Outdueling the Yankees' young ace? Maybe Yesavage is still getting better

May 21, 2026

NEW YORK -- What if this is just who Trey Yesavage is now? What if there’s no sophomore slump and no regression, only more of the same brilliance we saw in the Blue Jays’ 2025 World Series run? All offseason, it felt like a pipe dream, but look at him

Sánchez exits Wednesday after getting 'wind knocked out of him' on diving attempt 

May 21, 2026

NEW YORK -- Jesús Sánchez exited Wednesday’s 2-1 win over the Yankees in the seventh inning after he came down hard on the outfield grass while diving for a ball. Manager John Schneider and a Blue Jays trainer ran out to shallow right field, where Sánchez stayed on one knee

Offense does just enough to support a pitching master class

May 21, 2026

NEW YORK -- When Trey Yesavage is pitching like that, the offense just needs to get one inning right. Finally, the Blue Jays did. With Yesavage holding the door shut for six dominant innings, the Blue Jays finally broke through in the seventh to pick up their first win of