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The Toronto Blue Jays finished off their three-city road trip on a positive note by taking two of three from the Miami Marlins. Things didn't look good on Monday as the Marlins handed the Blue Jays their first shutout loss of the season but Toronto rallied back with wins on Tuesday and Wednesday thanks in part to a clutch hit from Ernie Clement. We talked about Clement's clutch moment, the big sta...

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third series in a row this weekend. Kevin Gausman started things off with a win on Friday but the Blue Jays lost their bullpen day on Saturday and then they blew a 6-0 lead in the rubber match on Sunday in what was probably their most frustrating loss of the season. We talked about what went wrong in Texas, from limp bats to the lazy errors in the outfield, and...

The Toronto Blue Jays are 7-17 against American League East opponents following their series loss to the Baltimore Orioles this week. We talked about Baltimore's breakout season and how the Blue Jays have dug themselves a major hole because of their play within the division. We also talked about the gem that José Berríos tossed and whether he could make this year's All-Star team. After that, we ta...

The Blue Jays dropped two heartbreakers to the Minnesota Twins but finished off the weekend on a positive note with a huge comeback victory. We took a look back at the series with the Twins and the challenges of having only four starting pitchers in the rotation. We also talked about Cavan Biggio hitting the biggest home run of his career and why Vladdy Jr. struggles so much playing at home. After...

It's been a busy week in Blue Jays land. Alek Manoah was able to record just one out in his series-opening start against the Houston Astros on Monday and he was subsequently demoted to the Florida Complex League to sort things out. But after that, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, and Jose Berrios led the Blue Jays to a huge series win over the defending World Series Champions. We talked about Manoah'...

The Blue Jays brought out the brooms in Queens over the weekend and are now on their longest winning streak since April.  We talked about Chris Bassitt twirling a gem against his former club, José Berríos returning to form as a workhorse in the middle of the rotation, and some signs that Vladdy Jr. is ready to break out offensively. We also took a look back to when the Blue Jays were in the m...

The Blue Jays took two of three games from the Brewers this week, giving them back-to-back series wins for the first time since April. We talked about Rowdy Tellez making his first return to Toronto since being traded a couple of years ago and the excellent pitching the Blue Jays have been getting from their bullpen lately. We also talked about the strong play of Kevin Gausman and Bo Bichette and...

For the first time in two weeks, the Blue Jays won a series. We talked about the American League Central being a joke, Nate Pearson taking on a larger role in the bullpen, José Berríos finding his groove, and the possibility of Bo Bichette winning a batting title. We also talked about Vladdy having a rough stretch at the plate and how to navigate a possible injury to Kevin Kiermaier. After that, w...

At least we'll always have that 20-1 win, right?! The Blue Jays continued their slide against American League East opponents this week as they rolled into Tampa Bay and dropped three of four against the Rays. We talked about the variety of things that are going wrong for the Blue Jays right now, whether it's poor starting pitching, shaky defence behind said pitching, or an inability to cash in run...

The Blue Jays' 11-game stretch against American League East teams has been a disaster. After the Yankees came in and won three of four games in a drama-filled series, the Orioles rolled into Toronto and pulled off a three-game sweep with two of those wins coming in extra innings.  We talked about how the Orioles have taken a huge step forward from last season and whether their success will la...

Buckle up, there's a lot to go through from that four-game set with the Yankees. We talked about the Aaron Judge drama, Domingo German using sticky stuff, and whether anybody should be worked up that the Yankees are doing what they're doing. We also talked about Alek Manoah's struggles and what to do with him and what the Blue Jays could do to give their lineup a spark. After that, we looked ahead...

Get swept and then go and sweep somebody else. That's how the month of May has gone for the Toronto Blue Jays, as they rebounded from a frustrating sweep in Philly last week by sweeping the Braves at home on the weekend. We talked about Chris Bassitt's gem on Friday and how exciting it is in modern baseball to see a pitcher go nine innings and we praised John Schneider and the team's bullpen for e...

What a rollercoaster ride this month has been. The Blue Jays were swept in Boston, they went to Pittsburgh and swept the Pirates, and then they got swept in a two-game set in Philly.  We talked about Alek Manoah's difficult start that resulted in just one strikeout, Bo Bichette's game-ending error, and some puzzling management decisions from John Schneider. After that, we took a look ahead to...

The Blue Jays put their awful series in Boston in the rearview mirror and pulled off a three-game sweep over the Pirates in Pittsburgh. We took a look back at the series with the Pirates, the much-needed start the Blue Jays got from Chris Bassitt, Brandon Belt heating up at the plate, and Daulton Varsho launching a home run into the Allegheny River. We also talked about the wrist issue that kept V...

That was rough! After beating the Red Sox in 16 of 19 meetings last season, the Blue Jays rolled into Boston and got swept.  We talked about the series, all four of Toronto's starting pitchers having a difficult time, and how the Red Sox look like a different team than they did last year. After that, we took a look ahead to this weekend's series with the surprisingly good Pittsburgh Pirates.&...

Even a bullpen meltdown that resulted in a 10-8 loss couldn't kill the vibes from what was an excellent weekend of baseball in Toronto. We talked about the series with Seattle, Teoscar Hernández's performance in his return to Toronto, and the warm reception he was given from fans when he hit a home run. We also talked about Kevin Gausman being in the early conversation for the American L...

The Toronto Blue Jays busted out the brooms for the first time this season with a three-game sweep over the Chicago White Sox. We took a look back at the series and the excellent pitching that combined to allow just two earned runs over the three games. We also talked about how the White Sox have completely fallen off of a cliff since looking like one of baseball's best up-and-coming teams a coupl...

The Toronto Blue Jays pulled off another huge series win against an American League East opponent.  After taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays last week, the Blue Jays went into New York and took two of three from the Yankees.  We talked about the strong pitching the Blue Jays got from Yusei Kikuchi, Alek Manoah, and Kevin Gausman, and we also talked about Vladimir Guerr...

The Blue Jays travelled to Houston and dropped two of three to the Astros. Next up, they'll head to New York for a huge series with the Yankees. We talked about Kevin Gausman getting lit up for the first time this season and what went wrong in his start, Chris Bassitt putting together his strongest start as a Blue Jay, and what José Berríos did right in his seven-inning outing. We also talked abou...

The Tampa Bay Rays are undefeated no more! José Berríos beat the Rays on Friday to end their winning streak at 13 games and then Yusei Kikuchi beat them on Saturday to put them on their first losing streak of the season. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays' bid for a weekend sweep ended on Sunday as Tampa tagged Alek Manoah in a 7-1 win. We talked about Berríos and Kikuchi's huge contributions, what's go...

The Toronto Blue Jays Home Opener certainly delivered. Kevin Kiermaier robbed a home run at the new centre field wall, the bats smashed home run after home run, and the new outfield social areas gave fans an entirely different way to enjoy the game. We recapped the series against Detroit and what the experience was like going to a baseball game in the pitch clock era. We also talked about Kiermaie...

That was certainly a wild ride. The Blue Jays concluded their season-opening 10-game road trip by taking two of three games from the Angels in Los Angeles and we took a look back at all the good stuff and the bad stuff from the weekend with Adam from Blue Jays Today.  We talked about Chris Bassitt's rebound start, Matt Chapman's impossibly good start to the season, and how Kevin Kiermaier has...

That's more like it! After an up-and-down opening weekend in St. Louis, the Blue Jays rolled into Kansas City and won three of four games against the basement-dwelling Royals.  We talked about the Yusei Kikuchi Revenge Tour getting off to a strong start and Alek Manoah rebounding with a very strong outing. We also talked about how Vladdy looks as locked in as ever, Matt Chapman putting up one...

Opening Weekend certainly gave us a lot to talk about! The Blue Jays took just one of three from the Cardinals in St. Louis to kick off the 2023 season, winning a rollercoaster opener by a score of 10-9 before dropping Saturday and Sunday's games by scores of 4-1 and 9-4. We talked about Alek Manoah's rough outing, Kevin Gausman still being BABIP'd to death, Chris Bassitt struggling with PitchCom,...

With Opening Day for the 2023 Major League Baseball season right around the corner, we put our heads together and came up with 23 predictions for the 2023 season.  We talked about Kevin Gausman getting normal BABIP luck, Yusei Kikuchi carrying his Grapefruit League success into the season, which teams around the American League are going to break out and fall off, Gerrit Cole having to deal w...