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 competition for the final spot in the Blue Jays’ starting rotation officially came to an end Sunday afternoon. Jesse Litsch threw four impressive innings and two bad ones against Boston in a bid to remain in the starting five. Jacoby Ellsbury dealt the biggest blow to Litsch with a three-run home run in the [...]
By winning the first two games of their three-game set against the Oakland A’s, the Blue Jays guaranteed themselves of a second series win to open the season. “We’ve had a good first week,” manager John Farrell said. “With all the things we’ve had to deal with, we haven’t had our full roster,” he said. [...]