The Toronto Blue Jays, based in Toronto, Ont., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Jays were founded in 1977.
TORONTO — The Blue Jays continue to explore ways to better utilize their limited resources. One option is to pour more funds into scouting, and that is an area the club has made a priority this offseason. Toronto recently added four new members to its scouting department, giving the organization five new scouts this winter [...]
The following is the last in a series of four stories this week examining the candidates for the two vacancies at the back end of the Blue Jays' starting rotation. Today, we'll preview a trio of pitching prospects: Brett Cecil, Ricky Romero and Brad Mills. TORONTO — The Blue Jays plan on weighing all their [...]
The following is the third in a series of four stories this week examining the candidates for the two vacancies at the back end of the Blue Jays' rotation. Today, we'll preview a pair of reclamation projects: Matt Clement and Mike Maroth. TORONTO — The Blue Jays represent a fresh start for Matt Clement and [...]
The following is the second in a series of four stories this week examining the candidates for the two vacancies at the back end of the Blue Jays' rotation. Today, we'll preview one of the front-runners: Scott Richmond. TORONTO — Scott Richmond isn't expecting anything to be handed to him. After all, the Blue Jays [...]
The following is the first in a series of four stories this week examining the candidates for the two vacancies at the back end of the Blue Jays' starting rotation. Today, we'll preview one of the front-runners: Casey Janssen. TORONTO — An entire season removed from baseball hasn't hurt Casey Janssen's place on the Blue [...]
TORONTO — The Blue Jays added a pair of players on Monday, signing outfielder Jason Lane and infielder Brandon Fahey to Minor League contracts that included invitations to attend Spring Training with the big league club. With Lane and Fahey in the fold, the Blue Jays have now signed seven players this winter to Minor [...]
TORONTO — The Spring Training spotlight figures to be trained on the mound when pitchers and catchers report for the Blue Jays three weeks from now. But while Toronto's arms battle for the pair of rotation vacancies, another competition will be taking place behind the plate. There is an opening for the Blue Jays' backup [...]
TORONTO — The Blue Jays have mixed feelings about their players taking part in the World Baseball Classic. Toronto is all for the international tournament, but like every other club in baseball, it wants to make sure its players are healthy and ready for the regular season. As is probably the case around the Majors, [...]
TORONTO — The Blue Jays avoided arbitration with three players on Tuesday, agreeing to terms on contracts with pitchers Jason Frasor and Jeremy Accardo and utility man Jose Bautista for the upcoming season. Toronto also exchanged salary proposals with relievers Brian Tallet and Shawn Camp. Tallet and Camp are the Blue Jays' only remaining arbitration-eligible [...]
TORONTO — Winning makes things a whole lot easier. That's why Paul Beeston let out a laugh when imagining what it would've been like to hold an open forum with Blue Jays fans during the team's glory years. A lot has changed for Toronto since Beeston, currently serving as the club's interim president and chief [...]