Toronto Blue Jays baseball team

TORONTO — After weeks of deliberation, Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is confident that he has assembled a coaching staff that can finally put to rest any additional talk of the clubhouse discord that came to light at the end of this past season. Front and center in a wave of changes to Toronto's [...]

The Jays made a waiver claim Thursday, grabbing left-handed reliever Sean Henn from the Orioles. To make room for Henn on the 40-man roster, the Jays designated catcher Michael Barrett for assignment. Henn, 28, has bounced around quite a bit the past few years. He split his '09 season between the Twins and Orioles, compiling [...]

TORONTO — The search ultimately ended where it began. On Tuesday, the Blue Jays announced that Paul Beeston would remain as the president and chief executive officer of the ballclub and Rogers Centre in a three-year deal, removing the interim tag he has held for the past year. Beeston was initially appointed on an interim [...]

TORONTO — Part of general manager Alex Anthopoulos' vision is helping the Blue Jays become a major player when it comes to pursuing the world's top talent. For now, though, Toronto is not in a position to make a serious run at Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman. Despite reports indicating that the Blue Jays were one [...]

With Roy Halladay, Shaun Marcum, Dustin McGowan, Jesse Litsch and Ricky Romero being the front-runners for the starting rotation, are the Blue Jays willing to trade young arms like Brett Cecil, Brad Mills or Marc Rzepczynski? – Mark H., Hamilton, Ontario First, let's address the first five starters mentioned. Right now, the only "locks" for [...]

TORONTO — A significant amount of Alex Anthopoulos' time over the past couple of weeks has been dedicated to a fact-finding mission. The new Blue Jays general manager has been reaching out to each of Toronto's players and coaches by phone. By his estimation, Anthopoulos has made more than 30 calls — with each conversation [...]

TORONTO — On Opening Day in Toronto this past season, the loudest cheers during player introductions were understandably reserved for ace Roy Halladay. The reception for veteran infielder John McDonald was a only few decibels behind. During McDonald's time in a Blue Jays uniform — spent primarily as a part-time starter or a late-inning defensive [...]

Do you think the Blue Jays will try and make some big offseason moves that would make Roy Halladay happy? And, if the Jays next year are in contention near the Trade Deadline, do you think they will keep Doc until at least the end of the season? – Trent S., Orlando First off, Halladay [...]

To say Lyle Overbay made waves in his first year as a professional is an understatement. In 1999, wearing a Missoula Osprey uniform, Overbay didn't merely make waves. He didn't make a splash. He emptied the whole pool. Picked by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of that year's Draft, Overbay hit .343 and [...]

TORONTO — Dana Brown laughs at the memory. Back in 2002, when he served as director of scouting for the Montreal Expos, a young employee named Alex Anthopoulos would not stop bugging him about that year's First-Year Player Draft. "When Alex came along, he was so energetic and passionate," recalled Brown, who was hired to [...]