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Moises Sierra Impresses With Bat, Leads Toronto Blue Jays To Dramatic Victory
What. A. Finish. Historic, even: This is the first time in #BlueJays history that a batter was thrown out at the plate to end a game. — theScoreTicker (@theScoreTicker) September 1, 2012 If you missed it, tonight’s 2-1 Toronto Blue Jays win over the Tampa Bay Rays featured a final play dramatic enough to warrant being [...]
TweetCarlos Villanueva Posts Another Solid Start For Toronto Blue Jays Despite Illness
Whether it’s with the Toronto Blue Jays or not, it’s looking like Carlos Villanueva is going to be a starting pitcher in the bigs next season. It’s been a hell of an audition for the former reliever, who pushed his free-agency value ever slightly up with another solid start last night, beating the Tampa Bay [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays 2012 First Round Pick Marcus Stroman Suspended 50 Games For Banned Substance
The Toronto Blue Jays managed to come back to beat the New York Yankees last night, pulling out an exciting 8-7 victory in the 11th. Lost in the excitement was another two pitchers going down with injuries, as both Henderson Alvarez and Aaron Laffey suffered injuries on line drives to their legs. A remote possibility [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays Slugger Jose Bautista’s 2012 Season Comes To An End
That’s it. Shows over. The saga of Jose Bautista‘s wrist injury came to a close today, with the Toronto Blue Jays announcing earlier today that the slugger’s 2012 season has come to an end: BREAKING: @joeybats19 will undergo surgery on his left wrist, ending his season. — MLB (@MLB) August 28, 2012 It’s been a [...]
TweetMLB Trade Rumors: Could The Toronto Blue Jays Trade Manager John Farrell To The Boston Red Sox?
Well, this is…different. Remember last season, when some rumors surfaced that Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell was being courted by the Boston Red Sox? It ended with a team policy change in the off-season that barred any team employee from leaving the Blue Jays to accept the same position with another team, and the [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Could The Toronto Blue Jays Go After Shaun Marcum In The Off-Season?
It’s no secret that the Toronto Blue Jays are going to go after starting pitching in the off-season. “Aggressively,” too, if president Paul Beeston is to be believed. That said, it’s not exactly an ocean-deep pool of starting pitching talent out there in the 2013 free agent pool, with the big name – Zach Greinke [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Could Brett Lawrie Return To The Toronto Blue Jays In ’12?
When it was announced earlier this week that 3rd baseman Brett Lawrie had his rehab shut down – perhaps as a result of taking his eagerness to play a little too far – I think the general consensus was that well, that’s gotta be it for Lawrie’s season, right? I mean, the Toronto Blue Jays [...]
TweetEdwin Encarnacion: Is Success of Toronto Blue Jays’ Slugger Sustainable?
Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Edwin Encarnacion is enjoying an outstanding breakout season. Encarnacion currently holds the 7th best OPS in all of baseball and sits tied for 5th in home runs. When both are healthy, he and Jose Bautista power one of the most potent offensive duos in all of baseball. In fact, when Bautista [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Could Toronto Blue Jays Get in on Boston Red Sox Debacle, Sign David Ortiz in Offseason?
For the Toronto Blue Jays, the time is now (at least according to team president Paul Beeston). For David Ortiz, his time appears to have past with the Boston Red Sox, who continue pop up in MLB Rumors and show signs that they are ready to move forward with a rebuilding process. Given the nature [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Toronto Blue Jays Insist that Prospect John Stilson Will Remain a Starter
In recent weeks, prospect flame-thrower John Stilson has been pitching out of the bullpen for the Toronto Blue Jays double-A affiliate in New Hampshire. This might not be the hottest of recent MLB Rumors, but the news is reassuring for Jays fans who thought that the Blue Jays had prematurely given up on the John [...]
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