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The 2019 Toronto Blue Jays flirted with being no-hit by Trevor Bauer on April 4 and Shane Bieber on July 24, but it ultimately took a veteran ace, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros, to lock one down. Verlander completed his third career no-hitter during the finale of Jays' and Astros' weekend series at Rogers…
Continue reading ➞ Oops, He Did It Again: Verlander No-Hits Jays for the Second Time
Despite recently selling off many of their top arms, the fourth-place Toronto Blue Jays are currently riding a hot streak of 7-3 in their last ten games thanks to the hot hand of their new leadoff hitter, SS Bo Bichette, who made his MLB debut for the Jays on July 29. The 21 year-old has…
With two months left to tank, the Toronto Blue Jays put an "EVERYTHING MUST GO" sign on their bullpen ahead of the July 31 trade deadline, selling low on their highest-value player, SP Marcus Stroman, and shipping out several relievers to contenders. Stroman was dealt to the New York Mets for two non-Top 100 prospects,…
Continue reading ➞ Jays Sell the Pen Ahead of Trade Deadline
Changes to the All-Star Game starter selection process effective for 2019 mean that all starting position players are chosen in a final vote on a field of finalists who received the most fan votes during an initial "Primary" phase. No Blue Jays position players made it to the final round of fan voting. This means…
Continue reading ➞ Who Will Represent the Blue Jays in the 2019 All-Star Game?
After losing the first two games of their home series against the Los Angeles Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays took the field Wednesday night hoping to secure a win that might allow them to split the four-game series. Star OF Mike Trout had other ideas for the Jays and SP Aaron Sanchez, driving in a…
Continue reading ➞ Mike Trout Puts on a Show in 11-6 Drubbing of Jays
Blue Jays prospect INF Cavan Biggio, son of Hall of Famer Craig Biggio, made his debut this weekend for the Toronto Blue Jays in their interleague series against the San Diego Padres. After going hitless in the Jays' two losses versus the Friars on Friday and Saturday, Biggio and his team broke through on Sunday…
MLB journeyman SP Edwin Jackson made his Toronto Blue Jays debut on Wednesday versus the San Francisco Giants, appearing for a record-breaking 14th franchise, opposite rookie SP Shaun Anderson, who was making his MLB debut for San Fran. Jackson last made 17 starts for the Oakland Athletics in 2018, going 6-3 with an ERA of…
Jays fans received devastating news on Sunday when it was revealed that SP Matt Shoemaker, who had been placed on the 10-day IL following an injury sustained during a rundown on Saturday versus the Oakland Athletics, had been diagnosed with a season-ending ACL tear. Shoemaker had gotten off to an outstanding start for the Jays,…
Continue reading ➞ Who Will Take Matt Shoemaker’s Spot in the Jays Rotation?
RP Thomas Pannone, who made his debut as a starting pitcher with the Jays last year but was moved to the bullpen this year following the acquisition of SP Clay Buchholz, threw the third immaculate inning (three batters struck out on three pitches each) in Blue Jays history during their 8-4 loss to the Tampa…
Continue reading ➞ Thomas Pannone Pitches 3rd Immaculate Inning in Jays History
On Sunday, the Cleveland Baseball Club completed a four-game series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, which dropped the Jays to a 3-8 record to begin the second full week of MLB action. While the Jays have gotten good outings from their starting pitching, their bats have been frozen. Toronto was nearly no-hit by MLB's #1…