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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 8, 2023 7:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani still has not signed with a team despite a day filled with online speculation including reports of a deal and Toronto Blue Jays fans tracking …
Read More »Prof: Many potential benefits to an Ohtani signing
A so-called “overpay” for top free agent Shohei Ohtani would be worth it for the Toronto Blue Jays considering all the extra benefits such a signing would create, a Canadian sports management associate professor said. “The amount of attention, not just from American media but from international media — specifically …
Read More »Second phase of Rogers Centre renovations underway
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 21, 2023 12:12 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Rogers Centre is unrecognizable after extensive renovations began on the downtown Toronto ballpark last month. The Toronto Blue Jays released photos of the demolition of most of the stadium’s …
Read More »Jays non-tender Cimber, making him a free agent
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 17, 2023 8:48 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays non-tendered Adam Cimber on Friday, making the veteran reliever a free agent. All other unsigned players on the 40-man roster have been tendered a contract …
Read More »Matt Chapman declines Blue Jays’ qualifying offer
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 14, 2023 4:52 pm Updated November 14, 2023 4:55 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Third baseman Matt Chapman has declined the Toronto Blue Jays’ qualifying offer and remains a free agent. Chapman was one of seven players …
Read More »Jays add Febles, expand Mattingly’s role
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 7, 2023 7:04 pm Updated November 7, 2023 7:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have hired Carlos Febles as third base coach and expanded the duties of bench coach Don Mattingly. The 47-year-old …
Read More »Sutherland also frustrated with Blue Jays
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Even famed Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is frustrated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sutherland was using batting as a metaphor on Thursday while speaking about a new Canada Post stamp that will bear his likeness when he segued into talking about Toronto’s …
Read More »Jays president Shapiro says GM Atkins will return
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 12, 2023 11:41 am Updated October 12, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says general manager Ross Atkins will return next season. The status of the GM was one of the first …
Read More »Jays need to win Game 2 to avoid elimination
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 4, 2023 4:01 am Updated October 4, 2023 4:02 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size MINNEAPOLIS – The Toronto Blue Jays played 161 games over six long months before clinching an American League wild-card playoff berth. If the Jays don’t …
Read More »Bullpen catcher Andreopoulos tackles several roles
MINNEAPOLIS – Just like every player in the Blue Jays clubhouse, Alex Andreopoulos’s uniform and cap are hung with care by the side of his locker before each game. The Toronto native is never in the starting lineup but he tackles a variety of roles that help the team’s performance. …
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