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One-day sale: Get 20 percent off at MLB.com Shop

11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]

After career year, shortstop may not return to Jays

11/28/09 12:37 PM EST TORONTO — Marco Scutaro is waiting patiently for a contract offer to come his way. Considering that the free-agent shortstop has already received interest from multiple teams, he expects to have proposals in hand soon. In an interview with Diario Panorama — a newspaper based in Scutaro's native country of Venezuela [...]

Superstar unmatched at second base for over a decade

11/27/09 2:00 PM EST It is safe to say that if Roberto Alomar had only hung up his cleats following the 2001 season, he would already be in the Hall of Fame. In 2001, Alomar completed a 14-year run at second base that was second to none: 12 consecutive All-Star selections, 10 Gold Gloves, 190 [...]

Club will offer arbitration to free-agent catcher Barajas

11/26/09 6:43 PM EST TORONTO — The Blue Jays would love nothing more than to have a shortstop in place who fits within the organization's long-term blueprint. For now, Toronto is content with having a short-term solution while the club continues to assess its future. On Thursday, the Blue Jays signed free-agent shortstop Alex Gonzalex [...]

More than $1 million donated to youth causes in Toronto in '09

11/25/09 4:00 PM EST TORONTO — The Blue Jays never doubt that their players will step up and agree to help out with community initiatives. When the players go above and beyond what is expected, though, it always means so much to everyone involved. Over the past year, members of the Blue Jays came through [...]

Dopirak, Collins are organization's players of the year

11/24/09 10:00 AM EST It's either irony or coincidence, or a little bit of both, that the lone big league club not located in the United States saw its biggest system breakthrough in 2009 come from its international players. If you look at the Toronto Blue Jays' top prospects that emerged this past season, many [...]

Toronto hurler solid while returning from right shoulder injury

11/23/09 3:00 PM EST TORONTO — Robert Ray was a surprise addition to the Blue Jays' pitching staff in 2009, earning an unexpected promotion to the big leagues in May. His brief stint with Toronto ended in injury, but Ray managed to put himself firmly on the club's radar. This fall, Ray took part in [...]

In report, team president says ace plans to test free agency

11/21/09 2:14 PM EST TORONTO — The future of the Blue Jays is not likely to include Roy Halladay. Once his contract expires after the 2010 season, the ace pitcher is reportedly not interested in re-signing with the only organization he has known. Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Beeston told the New York Post [...]

GM Anthopoulos mum on issue; deal unlikely as of now

11/20/09 7:31 PM EST TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was adamant earlier this month that he was not shopping any of his players this offseason — not even ace Roy Halladay. Anthopoulos might be changing his tune. On Friday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reported that the Blue Jays contacted the Cubs to discuss [...]

New GM Anthopolous concentrating on building team's core

11/19/09 12:00 AM EST TORONTO — If the Blue Jays were one or two pieces away from immediately being a contender for the World Series, rookie general manager Alex Anthopoulos would strongly consider being a major player in the free-agent marketplace. The reality for Toronto, coming off a disappointing fourth-place finish in the American League [...]