TORONTO -- The Blue Jays’ offseason lives back down in reality now that Kyle Tucker has joined the Dodgers and Bo Bichette is a Met. Cody Bellinger still represents the long-term outfield upgrade the Blue Jays could use, but beyond Bellinger, the free-agent market gets cloudy if you look at

TORONTO -- For a decade, Bo Bichette represented the future in Toronto. Now, so suddenly, he’s a memory. Bichette has agreed to a three-year, $126 million deal with the Mets, another short-term, big-money deal that lands one day after Kyle Tucker signed a four-year, $240 million deal with the Dodgers.

TORONTO -- The rich just keep getting richer. Kyle Tucker, the jewel of this free-agent class, is taking his talents to Los Angeles to join the mighty Dodgers. The reported four-year, $240 million deal is another massive financial commitment by the free-spending Dodgers. While the Blue Jays remained involved in

Ryan Weathers wasn’t born yet when his father, David, won the 1996 World Series with the Yankees, but he’s heard the stories. Earlier this week, Weathers had just wrapped up a bullpen and sat in the sauna before crashing onto his couch when the phone rang. It was Peter Bendix,

TORONTO -- With each spring’s arrival, we meet a new stage in the rise of Ernie Clement, who has dragged himself out of baseball obscurity. A story like Clement’s, rare as they are, is why MLB front offices just keep swinging, keep hoping, keep scraping up players on Minor League

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TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have reached agreements on 2026 contracts with three of their four remaining arbitration-eligible players prior to Thursday’s deadline, the club announced. The three agreements are with center fielder Daulton Varsho ($10.75 million), infielder Ernie Clement ($4.6 million) and catcher Tyler Heineman ($1,237,500), leaving left-hander Eric

TORONTO -- What next? The Blue Jays have dared a fan base to dream again. Even after landing Dylan Cease, Kazuma Okamoto, Cody Ponce and Tyler Rogers, this offseason still feels alive. There’s a sense of momentum that’s carried over from their run to the World Series in 2025, and

TORONTO -- If we learned one thing about Kazuma Okamoto on Tuesday, it’s that the man can draw a crowd. Packed inside the Blue Jays’ press conference room, it looked like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had signed his extension again as cameras spilled off their usual perch at the back of

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays signed Japanese third-baseman Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year contract, continuing Toronto’s aggressive offseason as it reloads for another run at the World Series. The deal is worth $60 million with a $5 million signing bonus, and it does not include opt-outs. One of the top

TORONTO -- No one in baseball will be happier to see the sun rise on a new season than Anthony Santander. The Blue Jays’ biggest offseason splash from a year ago was barely a factor in 2025. It was a lost year, bogged down by injuries, poor performance and all

TORONTO -- Nearly three years ago, Ricky Tiedemann threw one pitch that no one could stop talking about. They still talk about it, actually. In a Spring Training game in late February 2023, a 20-year-old Tiedemann blew a 99 mph fastball past Javier Báez for strike three. Baseball games in

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TORONTO -- Mark Shapiro has signed a five-year contract renewal to stay with the Blue Jays as president and CEO, Rogers Communications announced Friday, locking in the leader of an organization that is suddenly at the center of the baseball world. This past season’s run to Game 7 of the

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays, already with one of the best rotations in baseball, just flexed their muscle again. Toronto signed right-hander Cody Ponce to a three-year, $30 million deal on Thursday, which is a fascinating move to land the 31-year-old who’s been reborn after four seasons pitching in Japan

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Blue Jays were the talk of the MLB Winter Meetings without making a move, still riding their wave of momentum from the World Series. Much of their heavy lifting has been done already, after they jumped the market with a seven-year, $210 million deal for Dylan

ORLANDO, Fla. -- David Popkins was named Baseball America’s 2025 Coach of the Year on Wednesday, a well-earned recognition for one of the most popular hitting coaches in the game. Blue Jays fans have quickly become familiar with “Pop." Typically, when a hitting or pitching coach’s name is well-known in

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Blue Jays aren’t just running it back, they’re trying to run farther. They’re not just sending a message to the rest of baseball, they’re fiddling with the knobs on the speakers to make sure everyone hears. Tuesday afternoon’s press conference was no accident. These grand unveilings

ORLANDO -- John Schneider says that each time he starts to go down a rabbit hole, he finds a new rabbit hole. He hasn’t watched Game 7 of the World Series yet, only the clips. If he ever does, it will involve a beer or two after his boys have

ORLANDO, Fla. -- This feels like a place to dream big. Outside the window of the Blue Jays’ suite at the MLB Winter Meetings, you can see Walt Disney World for miles, all of its colors, castles and gondolas zipping through the air. Fresh off a dream season that fell

ORLANDO, Fla. -- José Berríos is a constant. He’s old reliable, which is why it’s so noticeable when he’s suddenly not around. During the World Series against the Dodgers, Berríos was away from the Blue Jays for a time. It felt unusual at the time, even given that Berríos hadn’t

TORONTO -- As we enter the 50th season in Blue Jays history, they’re no longer the new kids on the block. You can step back and see all of the different eras now, from those frigid, early days on the shores of Lake Ontario at Exhibition Stadium through those great

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TORONTO -- Yariel Rodríguez has been outrighted off the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster, a surprise move with one of their bullpen regulars just ahead of the MLB Winter Meetings. Rodríguez has cleared outright waivers, meaning that no team claimed him and the remaining three years on his contract.

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