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.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston planned on giving Edwin Encarnacion and Mike McCoy a few more days to rest their respective injuries. That was until the manager was told that both players were insisting on getting back into the lineup as soon as possible. Gaston obliged, starting Encarnacion at third base and [...]
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — The Blue Jays, just like any other club, can feel it. Opening Day is almost here. Players know that they only need to make it through a couple more weeks of exhibition games and then the regular season will begin, bringing an end to baseball's preseason. Blue Jays reliever Casey Janssen [...]
With the Blue Jays in a rebuilding mode, is there any way to measure success this season? Clearly, the fans should not expect the team to be higher than fourth place in the American League East. But is there any way to measure if the 2010 season is successful? – Mike W., Oakville, Ontario For [...]
TIGERS 8, BLUE JAYS 2at Dunedin, Fla.Monday, March 22 Blue Jays at the plate: Randy Ruiz, in the starting lineup as the designated hitter for Toronto, launched his third home run of the spring. In the second inning, Ruiz drilled a pitch deep to left for a no-doubt two-run blast. First baseman Lyle Overbay doubled [...]
DUNEDIN, Fla. — The competition for the closing duties for the Blue Jays has been billed as a three-horse race. One of those horses, Kevin Gregg, spent some time Sunday morning sitting in front of his locker, opting to observe quietly rather than joining the card game taking place across the aisle. Imposing yet softspoken, [...]
BLUE JAYS 7, BRAVES 6 (10 innings)at Dunedin, Fla.Saturday, March 20 Blue Jays at the plate: After being blanked for the first three innings, Toronto pieced together a four-run outburst in the fourth. Second baseman Aaron Hill led the charge with a two-run homer — his second blast of the spring. Adam Lind, Vernon Wells [...]
DUNEDIN, Fla. — There is no denying that the Blue Jays would love to still have Roy Halladay leading their rotation. Since Toronto traded away its ace, though, there has been a noticeable difference around the team this spring. The young group currently in camp appears to be looser and seems to be having a [...]
BLUE JAYS 13, ORIOLES 3at Dunedin, Fla.Thursday, March 18 Orioles at the plate: Center fielder Adam Jones belted a solo home run in the third inning. Matt Wieters, who served as the designated hitter on Thursday, added a solo blast of his own against left-hander Dana Eveland in the sixth. Nick Markakis doubled and scored [...]
BLUE JAYS 4, ORIOLES 1at Sarasota, Fla.Wednesday, March 17 Blue Jays at the plate: Alex Gonzalez singled with one out in the third inning, scoring on Jeremy Reed's hit to right fielder Nick Markakis, who let the ball get by him. Brian Dopirak added a sacrifice fly in the three-run third, while Travis Snider blasted [...]
DUNEDIN, Fla. — As the rain pounded Dunedin Stadium on Friday, a group of Blue Jays pitchers retreated to the indoor batting cage for shelter. They converted the covered tunnel into their temporary work space, stranding Toronto's hitters inside the clubhouse for the time being. Randy Ruiz — robbed of a place to practice his [...]