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.
KANSAS CITY — The initial objective for the Blue Jays on Wednesday night was to become the first team this season to score an earned run off Kansas City's Zack Greinke. That mission was accomplished thanks to a Marco Scutaro double and Vernon Wells' run-scoring single in the first. But what Toronto really wanted was [...]
KANSAS CITY — Blue Jays pitching coach Brad Arnsberg said Wednesday that reliever B.J. Ryan will be on a no-throw schedule over the next week after undergoing an MRI in Dallas. Ryan has been on the disabled list with left trapezius tightness after appearing in six games this season. "[The MRI] came back really clean," [...]
KANSAS CITY — If the first month of the season is any indication, that old song "Meet Me in St. Louis" might be appropriate for Aaron Hill. The Toronto second baseman went into Wednesday's game against Kansas City leading the Major Leagues in hits (36) and multi-hit games (11). Hill was batting .371 with 20 [...]
KANSAS CITY — The Blue Jays had the full recipe for a baseball victory on Tuesday. A heavy dose of stout starting pitching from Scott Richmond, a dash of dazzling defense and a sprinkling of clutch hits up and down the lineup made it a night to savor. With an 8-1 win over Kansas City, [...]
KANSAS CITY — One way or the other, it's up to the leadoff man to get on base and score runs. Blue Jays shortstop Marco Scutaro has been handling that job description in a big way through the first month of the 2009 season. Scutaro's .266 batting average heading into Tuesday's game against Kansas City [...]
KANSAS CITY — If the Blue Jays' current pitching staff can hold on, help could be coming from several different sources in the not-too-distant future. Left-hander Ricky Romero belongs in that reinforcement conversation. Romero, recovering from a strained right oblique, said Tuesday the plans are for him to play catch Wednesday. "The whole rehab process [...]
KANSAS CITY — The Blue Jays were merrily cruising along the American League Central trail Monday night when they hit a big pothole. Matched against Brian Bannister, who didn't make the Royals' rotation coming out of Spring Training, the Jays saw their previously hot offense turn icy cold. Toronto, which came into the series opener [...]
KANSAS CITY — Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch, who is on the disabled list with right forearm/elbow tightness, has been given the green light to resume throwing after a Monday consultation with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. "He's going to be heading down to Florida," manager Cito Gaston said. "Everything is good. He's probably [...]
KANSAS CITY — For those who might think John Gibbons has bitter feelings about his dismissal as the Blue Jays' manager last year, think again. Gibbons, who has resurfaced as the bench coach in Kansas City, emphasized Monday that he reflects on his Toronto tenure strictly in a positive way. "I've got nothing but good [...]
CHICAGO — The Blue Jays want to sustain this early season run as long as they possibly can. If that means maintaining the same routine every day, then that's exactly what the players plan on doing. No one wants to mess with what has been working. "You just try to keep doing the things that [...]