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.
The Blue Jays brought back a familiar face to fill their hole at designated hitter by signing Edwin Encarnacion to a one-year, $2.5 million contract Thursday morning. The Dominican native hit .244 with 21 home runs and 51 RBIs in 332 at-bats last season with Toronto. A variety of injuries limited his playing time to [...]
The Blue Jays made closer Kevin Gregg a free agent on Thursday night, and then did the same with Miguel Olivo shortly after acquiring the catcher in a trade with the Rockies. There was a method to general manager Alex Anthopoulos’ maneuvering. On Friday, Anthopoulos discussed the moves and said that the new deadlines pertaining [...]
Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos has named his manager, but is not ready to reveal the entire makeup of the club’s coaching staff for the 2011 season. Anthopoulos expects that announcement to come next week. “Just out of respect to everybody else,” Anthopoulos said on Friday, “and out of respect to the process that [...]
BOSTON — Starting pitchers are creatures of habit, and Shaun Marcum is no exception. The Blue Jays pitcher finds comfort in his weekly routine and does not like to have his schedule disrupted as he prepares for his outings. So, while Marcum understands the reasoning behind Toronto’s management of its rotation this month, he has [...]
BOSTON — Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill was not thrilled to see his name omitted from Sunday’s starting lineup against the Red Sox. Hill headed into manager Cito Gaston’s office, wanting to explain that his right wrist felt fine and hoping to talk his way back into the batting order. Did Hill’s argument work? [...]
TORONTO — Ricky Romero struggled as the Rays pieced together a six-run fourth to send the Blue Jays to a 13-1 loss at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Toronto (72-70) lost its fourth straight game. Romero breezed through the first three innings of his start for the Jays, retiring nine of the first 10 batters he [...]
TORONTO — It’s too bad managers don’t get to cast a vote for the American League MVP. If that were so, Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista has already built a small following. Count Rays manager Joe Maddon as well as Blue Jays skipper Cito Gaston among those who would give strong consideration to Bautista for [...]
TORONTO — Blue Jays pitching coach Bruce Walton is looking for consistency from Marc Rzepczynski. He feels the left-hander has the stuff to be a regular in the Major League rotation next season. Rzepczynski spent much of this year at Triple-A Las Vegas, after opening the season on the disabled because of a broken finger [...]
Hill hoping third time won't be a charm Wells enjoying recent power surge Jays take right-handed approach TORONTO — John McDonald was scratched from the Blue Jays' starting lineup on Wednesday with what the club said was a sore left arm. McDonald was scheduled to bat eighth and play third base against the Rangers at [...]