Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers July 7th – July 10th Written by Matt Gwin and Tammy Rainey With the All-Star break just days away, the Toronto Blue Jays are riding a five game winning streak as the neighbouring Detroit Tigers come to town. But more than that, since they bottomed out at four games under .500 […]
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A Dish Best Served Cold: Royals Preview
Kansas City Royals @ Toronto Blue Jays Monday, July 4th – Wednesday, July 6th Written by Molly Tisseunbaum and Kyle Matte For the first time since the 2015 ALCS, the Jays and Royals will square off as Kansas City comes to town for a three game set at the Rogers Centre. Expect the atmosphere to be very charged, with plenty of visible emotion, especially at the outset of this series. Yordano Ventura isn’t […]
The Shapiro Bowl: Indians Series Preview
Cleveland Indians @ Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, June 30th – Sunday, July 3rd The Blue Jays begin their Canada Day encompassing four-game set against the hottest team in baseball: the Cleveland Indians. You read that correct. The Indians have been on a torrid pace of late, winning their last 12 games. The streak–which dates back to […]
Slithering into Summer: Diamondbacks Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday, June 21st – Wednesday, June 22nd Written by Joshua Howsam and Eric Mercer Coming off a tough series loss to the first place Orioles, the Blue Jays come home to take on the Diamondbacks for a brief two-game set. The Jays bats definitely came to play in Baltimore, but the […]
Recap: Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2; Jays Streak Snapped, but it Means Nothing
The Toronto Blue Jays came into Sunday’s day game as winners of their last four straight. More intriguingly though, they also had the best outfielder in all of baseball (measured by TAv) in Michael Saunders. Technically tied with Mike Trout, Saunders currently has a .344 TAv. In the month of June, he has an isolated […]
One At-Bat: Koji Uehara vs. Devon Travis
I have, once again, deemed it appropriate to have another edition of One At-Bat. And you, presumably, have deemed it appropriate to read it. Wonderful! We’ve gotten off to a great start. If this is your first time with One At-Bat, it’s not really complicated. You get a recap of exactly One At-Bat, pitch by […]
MLB Draft: Reports on Blue Jays Draftees in Rounds 26 Through 40
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks – click here. Round 26 – Pick #792 RHP – Ben Anderson – Shenendehowa HS Ben is the twin brother of 2016 3rd overall pick Ian Anderson, who went to the Braves. Ben doesn’t quite have the same velocity as his twin, but Baseball America’s Hudson […]
MLB Draft: Reports on Blue Jays Draftees in Rounds 11 through 25
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks – click here. Round 11 – Pick #342 LHP – Travis Hosterman – Hagerty High School Here’s what Baseball America had to say about Hosterman: Hosterman looked like a polished college pitcher in his inning at Wrigley. His fastball ranged from 86-88 and touched 89, and […]
One At-Bat: Craig Kimbrel vs. Russell Martin
Here we are again, ready for another edition of One At-bat. Welcome. I must confess, I had an interesting ‘throwback’ sort of OAB suggested to me. I was about to write it up, and then Saturday, May 28th happened. The Red Sox came into the Rogers Centre the night before, and, but for the grace […]
Recap: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3; Floyd Fails in 11th
It’s safe to say that no game, since the home opener, this season began with more positive energy than this one. Coming in with a 7-2 record since the disastrous three-game sweep at home by the Rays, which was surely the “gut check” moment of the season so far, the 2015 confidence was back in […]