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Chad Green is signing a two-year, $8.5 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Michael Marino of Fantrax was the first to report on the deal, including options for 2025 and 2026. The 31-year-old spent his entire career with the New York Yankees since 2016. Tommy John surgery but an abrupt halt to Green’s 2022 […] READ MORE
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed veteran outfielder Kevin Kiermaier to an agreement. According to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi Kiermaier the Lefty This is a player that Blue Jays fans should be familiar with. In nine seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, he hit .248/.308/.407 with 82 home runs and 316 RBI. Kiermaier became a free […] READ MORE
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández was traded to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for right-handed reliever Erik Swanson and minor league pitcher Adam Macko. The Hernández trade shouldn’t come as a shock to many. A move like this was going to happen for Toronto this off-season. The Blue Jays’ bullpen was like a roller […] READ MORE
Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1 ARLINGTON, Texas, Sep 11 — The Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday, as they won by a final score of 4–1. A big part of their offense came from the bat of Adolis Garcia. Garcia blasted a two-run home run in the […] READ MORE
On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays complete a walk-off win against the Royals at Rogers Centre. As Blue Jays announcers described the electric win, they called it a “character win.” It was. The Toronto Blue Jays have not had the July they had hoped for, depleted of hope and wins alike. The Kansas City Royals lack depth but playing […] READ MORE
Randal Grichuk has been traded to the Colorado Rockies along with cash for Raimel Tapia and minor league infielder Adrian Pinto. Grichuk has been a primary outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays since 2018. Coming over in a trade from the St.Louis Cardinals, the Blue Jays were looking for a player to cover the outfield after trading away some […] READ MORE
After all of that, the Toronto Blue Jays finish half a game out of the second Wild Card spot. The Blue Jays finish with a 91-71 record, giving them their best winning percentage since 2015. However, breaking down the numbers of the Blue Jays season is something else. It makes one wonder why they didn’t […] READ MORE
The American League East is stacked with talented players and teams, and some are more well known than others. The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox receive much of the attention. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays have performed better in recent years, but appear to be heading in two different directions. […] READ MORE
Teoscar Hernandez and Ross Stripling have agreed to new contracts with the Toronto Blue Jays. The team avoided arbitration with Hernandez, settling for a one-year, $4.325 million deal. Stripling, the Blue Jays other arbitration-eligible player, agreed to a one-year, $3 million contract. OFFICIAL: We've agreed to 2021 contracts with OF @TeoscarH and RHP @RossStripling – avoiding arbitration! pic.twitter.com/ca5Gk5gzpv — […] READ MORE
Silver Slugger 2020: Trout Wins Eighth; Braves Win Four, White Sox Win Three Major League Baseball announced the 2020 winners of their annual Silver Slugger Awards Thursday night, honoring the top hitters at each position in each league. Eight of the twenty honorees were first-time winners. Three teams – the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago White […] READ MORE
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