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Barger exits Blue Jays' loss with injuries to both ankles

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CHICAGO -- The hits just keep on coming. Addison Barger was removed from the Blue Jays’ 3-0 loss to the White Sox Sunday with bilateral ankle discomfort. Barger was thrown out at first on a great defensive play in the third inning and seemed to land awkwardly as he ran

Blue Jays option Little to Triple-A, shuffling up bullpen

10:27 AM PDT

CHICAGO -- Prior to Sunday's finale against the White Sox, Brendon Little was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo, where the Blue Jays hope he can reset after a tumultuous start to the 2026 season. Little had allowed 10 earned runs over just 3 2/3 innings, including a pair of home runs

Vladdy's first homer encouraging, but Little's struggles hinder Blue Jays

April 4, 2026

CHICAGO -- Twenty minutes after the Blue Jays’ series-opening loss to the White Sox on Friday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked out of the clubhouse and towards the batting cage, alone. While John Schneider spoke to the media about an ugly game and the loss of Alejandro Kirk, the sound of

Blue Jays acquire veteran Fitzgerald from Giants to boost infield depth

April 4, 2026

CHICAGO -- The Blue Jays swung a small deal in the middle of Saturday’s game, acquiring infielder Tyler Fitzgerald from the Giants for cash considerations. Fitzgerald, who was designated for assignment by the Giants on Monday, will join the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Kirk (fractured left thumb) placed on injured list by Toronto

April 4, 2026

CHICAGO -- Alejandro Kirk has a fracture in his left thumb, the Blue Jays announced, which also dislocated when he caught a foul tip off the bottom edge of his glove in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the White Sox in Chicago. Kirk is headed to the IL, but for how

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

April 4, 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

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

'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

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

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

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

Ponce carted off field in first big league appearance since 2021

Right-hander undergoing MRI on right knee after sustaining injury fielding a grounder in opener vs. Rockies
March 31, 2026

TORONTO -- Cody Ponce left his Blue Jays debut on a medical cart on Monday night at Rogers Centre, a difficult scene to end his first Major League appearance since 2021. The Blue Jays soon announced an initial diagnosis of “right knee discomfort” for Ponce, who is getting an MRI,

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,

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

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,

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

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

March 29, 2026

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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

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

Fluharty bruised, not broken, after consecutive comebackers force his exit

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Lightning struck twice on Blue Jays reliever Mason Fluharty, who was hit by back-to-back comebackers on Saturday afternoon against the Athletics and was forced to leave the game. Fluharty has been diagnosed with a right knee contusion, but the good news is that X-rays came back negative and

'I want to be boring,' says reliable Rogers -- and that's just fine with Blue Jays

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- For certain players, boring is beautiful. Tyler Rogers doesn’t want to be the player we’re talking about the next morning. That’s a job for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or George Springer, Kevin Gausman or Dylan Cease. In the bullpen, closers and 100-mph relievers are meant to excite you, but

As anticipated, Okamoto proving the perfect fit for Blue Jays

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Kazuma Okamoto has perfected the art of the first impression. Everything about Okamoto’s big league debut got more impressive by the inning. By the bottom of the ninth, he was racing home to score the winning run on a walk-off single from Andrés Giménez, celebrating his first win,

Ace of K's! Gausman furthers legacy with franchise-best 11 strikeouts on Opening Day

March 28, 2026

TORONTO -- The ace is back. Kevin Gausman said it felt like he and the Blue Jays never left, back home so soon after their Game 7 loss in last year’s World Series. Well, he hasn’t missed a beat, either. Gausman set a Blue Jays record for strikeouts on Opening