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.
02/27/10 3:04 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Overcast skies and a steady, cold rain threw a wrinkle in the Blue Jays' plans for Saturday morning. Players stood huddled in the indoor batting cage at the club's spring complex, trying to stay warm and protected from the unusually chilly Florida breeze. Inside the dark facility, working [...]
02/26/10 5:52 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Aaron Hill adjusted his helmet with his right hand and settled into his stance in the batter's box on one of the Blue Jays' practice fields. The second baseman turned to face catcher Raul Chavez, smiled and then spoke softly. "Tell me when that bowling ball is coming [...]
02/25/10 2:08 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alex Anthopoulos stepped out of the batting tunnel at the Bobby Mattick Training Center on Thursday morning, wearing a sweater under a light jacket with his hands firmly in his pockets. It was a chilly Florida welcome after the Blue Jays general manager's return from the Dominican Republic. [...]
02/24/10 5:12 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Vernon Wells stood in the outfield on one of the practice diamonds at the Blue Jays' spring complex and soaked up his first day in camp on Wednesday. As the veteran center fielder looked around and saw the youthful faces that surrounded him, reality set in. "I'm the [...]
02/23/10 4:50 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Lyle Overbay is a realist. The veteran first baseman does not have to look too far to see the direction the Blue Jays are heading, especially now that his spring locker has been moved into the second row of stalls in the clubhouse at the Bobby Mattick Training [...]
02/22/10 5:04 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — No one dared to take his locker. It sits empty, down the second aisle within the Blue Jays' clubhouse. The nameplate is blank and a chair is pushed neatly up against the blue stall ahead — the one that used to belong to Roy Halladay. Halladay is now [...]
02/22/10 12:00 AM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — The road to a better future for the Blue Jays begins on the sun-splashed baseball diamonds of Spring Training. It could take a few seasons for things to fall into place, but the club's journey starts now. Major League teams have made their treks to Arizona and Florida [...]
02/20/10 5:37 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Dustin McGowan slid his fingers over the seams of the baseball that rested in his glove. Years of experience told him that he was holding the ball in the correct manner, but the grip felt completely foreign to the Blue Jays pitcher. McGowan had not thrown a curveball [...]
02/19/10 5:41 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Joey Gathright grabbed his glove and jogged toward the outfield on one of the practice diamonds at the Bobby Mattick Training Centre on Friday morning. As he glided into left field, even at an easy pace, it was easy to see why he intrigued the Blue Jays. "One [...]
02/18/10 5:18 PM EST DUNEDIN, Fla. — Aaron Hill decided against the long sleeves that most of his Blue Jays teammates were wearing on a cool, breezy day at the Bobby Mattick Training Center. Inside the batting cage on Thursday morning, Hill's bare arms whipped around as his bat sent a baseball rocketing into the [...]