Biggest free-agent deals in Blue Jays history
TORONTO -- It’s a new era of baseball in Toronto. They’re not just winning big, but they’re spending big, too. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 14-year, $500 million extension in 2025 completely changed our understanding of the Blue Jays moving forward, particularly following their high-profile pursuits of stars like Shohei Ohtani and
These Blue Jays greats are worthy of statues
TORONTO -- It’s years down the road, but the day is slowly approaching when the Blue Jays will say goodbye to Rogers Centre and move into a new stadium in Toronto. SkyDome opened in 1989 and has served the Blue Jays well, first as an engineering marvel with its retractable
Every Canadian-born player with Blue Jays
TORONTO -- In more than four decades of Blue Jays baseball, 28 Canadian-born players have taken the field for Canada’s team. Ranging from the club’s inaugural season in 1977 to the young lineup that’s expected to carry the Blue Jays into the future, these players come from British Columbia to
Top Blue Jays Draft pick from every season
The Blue Jays have used all avenues to build talent over the years, but the MLB Draft is always the foundation of a club’s farm system and sustainable winning.
For Vlad Jr., what a difference a year -- and a World Series appearance -- makes
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- This doesn’t start until Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says it does. Guerrero is the sun. He is the biggest and the brightest, the force everything and everyone else orbits around. There’s no doubt of that now, but a year ago, there was.
Every Rule 5 Draft pick in Blue Jays history
TORONTO -- The Rule 5 Draft has been kind to the Blue Jays over their fifty years as a franchise, netting them Major League contributors, everyday starters and even their first American League MVP Award winner. • How the Rule 5 Draft works Formats and eligibility have changed over the
Blue Jays’ Top 5 shortstops: Matheson’s take
Here is Keegan Matheson’s ranking of the top five shortstops in Blue Jays history.
Blue Jays' Top 5 first basemen: Matheson's take
Here is Keegan Matheson’s ranking of the top five first basemen in Blue Jays history. 1) Carlos Delgado, 1993-2004 Key fact: 34.7 fWAR is fifth-highest in club history One of the greatest hitters to wear a Blue Jays uniform and still, somehow, underrated following an incredible 17-year career. The Puerto
5 all-time best moments at Rogers Centre
TORONTO -- When the Blue Jays have been at their best, downtown Toronto orbits around Rogers Centre. With one of the best ballpark locations in baseball, Rogers Centre, which opened as SkyDome in 1989, has been home to the Blue Jays for over 30 years and hosted a long list
Rehab in the past, Tiedemann turns focus to next step: the Majors
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Ricky Tiedemann still looks like a pitcher built in a lab. It’s like someone taught Captain America how to throw a slider. Standing in the parking lot of the Blue Jays’ player development complex this week, with a scar on his left elbow now, Tiedemann is two
Ponce represents Blue Jays' wild card in heralded MLB return
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The unknown is the fun part of this. That’s where the upside lives. Cody Ponce is one of the Blue Jays’ biggest variables, and spring is the time to dream on what it could look like if everything goes right.
'Blown away' by surroundings, Okamoto begins transition to bigs
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Saturday morning, it felt like a celebrity was roaming the Blue Jays’ complex. You could tell where Kazuma Okamoto was, even if you didn’t see him. Everywhere Okamoto went, there was motion. Ten Japanese reporters and camera operators followed his every move, first trying to get a
Blue Jays, Astros swap OFs: Sánchez to Toronto, Loperfido to Houston
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays shook up their outfield Friday morning, trading Joey Loperfido back to the Astros for Jesús Sánchez. You can call it a stylistic choice, given that Sánchez will be dropped right into the same, crowded outfield that Loperfido was trying to find a home in,
How does Jesús Sánchez trade impact this Blue Jays trio?
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays’ outfield puzzle has the same number of pieces, but the shapes fit together a little differently now. This organization needs to squeeze as much production as it possibly can out of a crowded outfield group, and while the addition of Jesús Sánchez from the
Apologies issued, Berríos ready to turn page on '25 controversy
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- After an uncomfortable ending to his 2025 season, José Berríos opened the new year with an apology. Late in the Blue Jays’ 2025 World Series run, Berríos left the team and returned home to Puerto Rico. He was on the IL and wouldn’t have factored into the
Bassitt pens Thank You to 'all of Canada' as Blue Jays tenure comes to close
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- It will feel so strange to see Chris Bassitt on the other side this season, pitching in new colors after his time in Toronto ended with the 2025 World Series run. Bassitt signed a one-year, $18.5 million deal with the division-rival Orioles on Wednesday, per sources --
Bieber 'feels good' despite forearm fatigue
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Tuesday brought a wave of bad news on the eve of Blue Jays camp, among it the forearm fatigue of Shane Bieber, who will be “delayed” ramping up this spring. Wednesday’s good news? Bieber doesn’t sound worried. Not that Bieber is really capable of sounding worried with
Spring of Rock: Toronto's superstar rotation taking shape
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Great rotations have a sense of harmony, something more than just the sum of five pitchers all added together. Nestled in the far right corner of the Blue Jays’ clubhouse, these starters live in a world of their own. Kevin Gausman is the leader now, carrying all
Toronto's rotation depth to be tested with Bieber's spring delayed, Francis out until '27
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- You can never have enough starting pitching. Just over 12 hours before Blue Jays pitchers and catchers officially report for Spring Training, we can see why. Shane Bieber's ramp-up will be delayed this spring, manager John Schneider announced on Tuesday, the result of some right forearm inflammation
An early crack at predicting the Blue Jays' Opening Day roster
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Some of the Blue Jays’ roster decisions are already taking care of themselves, but not in the ways they’d hoped. With the news that Anthony Santander will undergo left shoulder surgery and Shane Bieber will be delayed ramping up, the Blue Jays’ 26-man roster is already shifting
Santander (shoulder surgery) expected to miss much of '26 season
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Anthony Santander’s comeback season has already been grounded. Santander will undergo left labral surgery on Wednesday with Dr. Keith Meister and is expected to miss five to six months, manager John Schneider announced, another brutal blow after injuries and poor performance wiped out the first year of
He'll never get over that play at the plate, but he wants to share his story
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- One last time, before the crunching of cleats on concrete welcomes a new season Wednesday morning in Dunedin, Fla., we need to talk about the play at the plate. Tuesday morning, 130 miles south in Fort Myers, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had to talk about it. Fresh off the
New year, new questions facing Blue Jays
TORONTO -- Right around this time each year, when suitcases are dragged out of storage and weather apps are changed to Dunedin, Fla., the reality of a new baseball season arrives rather suddenly. The offseason is over, and while the Blue Jays’ additions may not be, it’s time to shift
Buck Martinez retires after legendary Blue Jays broadcast career
TORONTO -- In May 1981, Buck Martinez felt like his days in baseball were at the end of the line. Just designated for assignment by the Brewers and faced with filling an afternoon in May for the first time in his adult life, he went for a run. When he
Your guide to all things Blue Jays Spring Training
TORONTO -- The wait is almost over, even if the wait was a little shorter this winter. The Blue Jays’ run to the 2025 World Series left them with an offseason one month shorter than their typical ones, but they got to work quickly, overhauling their roster for another. With