Jays claim Lucas off waivers from Detroit

Jays claim Lucas off waivers from Detroit

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2024 2:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have transferred right-hander Alek Manoah to the 60-day injured list. The club said 27-year-old … Read more

Jays’ Francis named AL Player of the Week

Jays’ Francis named AL Player of the Week

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2024 5:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has been named the American League Player of the Week. The 28-year-old right-hander went 2-0 last week with a 0.64 earned-run average while allowing four hits with … Read more

Guerrero’s streak ends as Blue Jays lose to A’s

Guerrero’s streak ends as Blue Jays lose to A’s

TORONTO – Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first inning, flew out to right field in the fourth and grounded into a double play in the seventh and eighth innings. The last … Read more

Guerrero extends streak, but Blue Jays fall A’s

Guerrero extends streak, but Blue Jays fall A’s

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth … Read more

Berrios, Guerrero lift Blue Jays to series-opening

Berrios, Guerrero lift Blue Jays to series-opening

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles, but it was his running catch in foul territory that had his teammates talking after the Toronto Blue Jays’ win on Friday. The Blue Jays (54-62) prevailed 3-1 in the series opener against the Oakland Athletics (48-69), thanks to Guerrero and … Read more

Guerrero Jr. leads Blue Jays past Orioles 7-6

Guerrero Jr. leads Blue Jays past Orioles 7-6

TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr. watching among the 27,910 at Rogers Centre, his son socked a home run for the first time with dad live and … Read more

Blue Jays fall 7-3 in Orioles’ comeback victory

Blue Jays fall 7-3 in Orioles’ comeback victory

TORONTO – Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team’s disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing. The Blue Jays (52-62) bullpen wasted a decent five-inning performance from Bowden Francis, allowing two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth in a 7-3 Baltimore … Read more

Kirk’s three-run blast lifts Jays over Orioles

Kirk’s three-run blast lifts Jays over Orioles

TORONTO – Even though 35-year-old Chris Bassitt is approaching 1,100 career innings, the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher can still learn new tricks. A week after the Baltimore Orioles shelled Bassitt on the road, he bounced back to strike out nine in seven innings for some retribution in a 5-2 win against the Orioles on Tuesday … Read more

Lefty pitcher Ryan Yarbrough reports to Blue Jays

Lefty pitcher Ryan Yarbrough reports to Blue Jays

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 2, 2024 3:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Left-handed pitcher Ryan Yarbrough has reported to the Toronto Blue Jays and will be active Friday against the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays acquired the reliever from the Los Angeles … Read more

Jays sign first-round pick Trey Yesavage

Jays sign first-round pick Trey Yesavage

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 1, 2024 4:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have signed 2024 first-round pick Trey Yesavage, the club announced Thursday. The 21-year-old right-handed pitcher spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina University in Greenville, … Read more