TORONTO — Some ballplayers can see the future. It’s more of a feeling, really, like an old farmer who knows that Friday will bring rain because he has that sore feeling in his knuckles again. Each hitter hints in his own way, and for great hitters, those hints are more accurate than any meteorologist. Bo Bichette’s effortless two-run home run …
DUNEDIN – When José Berríos signed a seven-year extension with the Blue Jays in November 2021, this is what he and the organization envisioned. Berríos got the Opening Day start in 2022, but it wasn’t one to remember. Berríos recorded just one out that day against the Rangers, and his season snowballed from there, ending in a 5.23 ERA that felt …
Toronto – The Blue Jays are making a strong statement in the international market once again. According to industry sources, Toronto agreed to terms with catcher Franklin Rojas, shortstop Angel Guzman and outfielder Andres Arias as the 2024 signing period opened on Monday. The club has not yet confirmed the agreements. The Blue Jays forfeited $500,000 from their pool for …
Toronto – The Blue Jays are due for a good bounce. Still searching for its offseason-defining move, Toronto will likely remain active in the market from now until Spring Training. By that point, though, the club should also start seeing some internal “good-news” candidates — players who are poised to return to form after a down season. Last year, Yusei …
Toronto – Each year, when a new season starts to creep over the horizon, I think about Day 1 of Spring Training. The players will pour into the Blue Jays’ player development complex in Dunedin, Fla., with the same nervous excitement you once felt on the first day of school, only the new shoes and backpacks are replaced with new …
Ottawa – If there was a magic pill that could wipe the past week from memory, it would sell out in Canadian stores in a second. Shohei Ohtani to the Dodgers after a pursuit that brought the wildest dreams of Blue Jays fans to the brink of belief, only to end in heartbreak. Juan Soto to the Yankees, where he’ll …
Puerto Rico – José Berríos had already led his team onto the field at Estadio Roberto Clemente Walker on Saturday afternoon for the beginning of his first-ever celebrity softball game. Then, a loud roar off to the left of the home dugout shifted his focus. The noise was produced by a group of kids leaning over the wall down the …
NASHVILLE – Silence is golden and secrecy is sublime. Standing in the eye of the biggest, boldest pursuit in franchise history, the Blue Jays aren’t saying a word. Even the name “Shohei Ohtani” is spoken carefully, each syllable tiptoeing gently to the next. Don’t rock the boat. Don’t wake the baby. The secrecy with which baseball’s brightest star lives his …
TORONTO — Looking at a mound of puzzle pieces sprawled out on the table, the Blue Jays still have their entire offseason in front of them. A slow start to Hot Stove season promises that, when the tap turns on, news will gush out like a fire hose. The Blue Jays have some straightforward needs and grander matters of organizational …
TORONTO – Stop the count and pop the champagne, the Blue Jays are headed to Minneapolis. Toronto clinched its postseason spot late Saturday but saved the champagne celebration for after Game 162, and by then, the chaotic and complicated AL Wild Card race had finally been settled. With Toronto’s loss Sunday, 12-8 to Tampa Bay, and a Houston win, Toronto …
