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The Blue Jays dropped the 2nd game of the 3 game set with the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, 5-1. The loss evens the series at 2 games a pieces and both teams will look to take the deciding game on Thursday. The Jays now look at a 32-29 record and continue to sit […]

Toronto took the 1st game of a scheduled 3 game series against the New York Yankees, 9-3. The win gives the Jays a 3 game lead over the last place Yankees. They now look at a 32-38 record and sit in 3rd place in the AL East.
The game was close until the 7th inning when […]

Toronto lost their 2nd game in a row on Sunday against the LA Angels, 4-3. The LA win gives the Angels the series 2 games to 1. The Jays now look at a 31-28 record and sit in 3rd place in the AL East now 5 games behind the division leading Rays.
The Jays had the […]

Toronto opened up a 4 game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday with a 7-1 victory. The win is the Jays 2nd in a row and it now has their record at an even 25-25.
The offense had one of their better games this season compiling 10 hits and getting 4 of their RBI […]

Toronto took the final 2 games of the 3 game set in their first outing of interleague play against the Philadelphia Phillies. The wins bring the Jays record to an even .500 at 23-23 and puts them in 4th place of the AL East.
Saturday’s victory was because of 2 homers that catcher Rod Barajas blasted […]

Toronto came into interleague play looking to extend their 4 game winning streak to 5 but such just wasn’t the case as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Blue Jays 10-3. The loss increases the amount of wins the Jays will need to get to the .500 mark from 1 win to 2. Toronto’s record now […]

The Blue Jays continued their winning streak on Thursday and completed the sweep against the Minnesota Twins with a 3-2 victory. The win puts them just 1 win away from getting to the .500 mark and it puts them ahead of the Yankees in the AL East. Toronto’s record is now 21-22 and they now […]

Toronto won their 3rd straight game Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins 6-5. The win gives the Blue Jays the series against the Twins winning the 1st and 2nd game of the 3 game set. Toronto now has their record at 20-22 but are still looking up at everyone else in the AL East.
If you […]

Toronto won their 1st meeting of a 4 game series against the Chicago White Sox on Friday in a 2-0 victory. Blue Jay pitchers nearly shut down the Sox completely only giving up 2 hits in the game, both hits came from the same player. The win is the Jays 2nd in a row and […]

Toronto finally ended their 6 game losing streak on Sunday in game 3 against the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. Brad Litsch took the mound for the Jays and seemed to be exactly what the doctor ordered. The win makes their record 11-15 but keeps them in last place of the AL East just 3.5 games […]

Toronto lost another close one in game 2 of the 3 game set against the Kansas City Royals on Saturday 2-1. The lack of timely hits has been the Blue Jays Achilles heel this season and it was no different in this game. The loss is their 6th in a row dropping Toronto’s record to […]

Toronto dropped their 5th game in a row against the Kansas City Royals on Friday 8-4. They were so close to taking this game from KC that they could taste it but lost in the late innings. The loss keeps them in last place of the AL East and they continue to struggle to […]

The Blue Jays lost their 4th game in a row and dropped all 3 games of a series against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Disney Wide World of Sports 5-3. The loss brings their record to 10-13 this season and puts them in dead last in the AL East.
The offense didn’t look very good […]

The Blue Jays won the 2nd game of the 4 game set with the Detroit Tigers 3-2, evening the series at a game a piece. Dustin McGowan took the mound for the Jays and pitched a solid game. The win brings the Jays record to 9-9 this season and leaves them in the middle of […]

It’s been a total of 24 hours since Frank Thomas, the struggling designated hitter, voiced his unhappiness with being benched by skipper John Gibbons. Before being released The Big Hurt was batting .167 with 3 homers and 11 RBI in the 16 games that he played.
He showed his displeasure once he was put to the […]

Toronto opened up the 1st game of the scheduled 4 game home stand against the Detroit Tigers in an 8-4 loss. Rookie starter David Purcey took the mound for the Jays and showed some flashes of what he can potentially be, but he also showed what he needs much improvement on. The loss is Toronto’s […]

Toronto finished up the final game of the 2 game series with the Texas Rangers in a 4-1 loss. Roy Halladay worked all 9 innings in a gutty performance but it just wasn’t his night. The Loss brings the Jays record to an even 8-8 and puts them in 4th place just above the […]

The Blue Jays opened up the first game of a 2 game set with the Texas Rangers in memorable fashion. The game took 14 innings to complete, or if you are more of a hours/minutes kind of person, try this: 4 hours 53 minutes. All that time and the Jays come up short 7-5. The […]

Toronto came to the ballpark ready to swing the bat in their 11-3 victory they recorded on Tuesday afternoon. The win brings the Blue Jays record to 8-6 on the season and puts them in a tie for first place with the Baltimore Orioles, who were there opponent for this game. The win is also […]

Toronto opened up the first game of a 2 game series against the current AL East leading Baltimore Orioles with a 4-3 loss. The loss brings the Jays record to 7-6 and puts them in 3rd place in the AL East. Dustin McGowan was given the start for the Jays and he faced off against […]

The Blue Jays put together a great home opener with a 3 game series against the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox. All 3 games they just out pitched the Sox and even showcased some of the offensive power we are hoping to see this season. The 3 game winning streak brings Toronto’s record […]

The Blue Jays sured up the future today with a couple of long-term extensions for Alex Rios and Aaron Hill. The deal combined is reportedly worth $115.5 million and will keep the guys around for a little while, potentially until 2014.
Alex Rios, who hit .294 with 24 homers and 85 RBI last season, will receive […]

The Blue Jays dropped the 3rd game of the series against the New York Yankees on Thursday in a close one, 3-2. The loss gives the Yankees the series and brings Toronto’s overall record to 1-2 so far this year.
It took both teams an extended period of time before getting any runs on the scoreboard. […]

Toronto took the 2nd game of this 3 games series on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory in Yankee Stadium. Toronto hitters put together 12 hits and the pitchers had themselves a very impressive outing as well. The game showcased a couple of all-star caliber pitchers with A. J. Burnett facing Mike Mussina. The win brings […]

The Blue Jays opened up the regular season against the New York Yankees on Tuesday with a 3-2 loss. This will be the last opening day held at “The House that Ruth Built,” also known as Yankee Stadium as the Yank’s will be moved to a new home next season.  Toronto played a solid game […]

The AL East clash between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays has been postponed due to rain and the fact that the forecast says more to come. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday at 7:05pm.
This delay will put a hold on the 84th and final opening day at Yankee Stadium, the […]

Third basemen Scott Rolen recently fractured the middle finger on his right hand while doing fielding drills at a Blue Jay Practice. The latest news is that Rolen had a pin inserted into that middle finger by a hand specialist and is expecting to have the pin removed April 7th. Doctors have said that after […]

It looks like the Blue Jays are getting closer to locking up Alex Rios with a long-term deal. The Toronto Star reported today that the deal will be close to a 6 year, $65 million deal with a 7th year option bumping the deal to $80 million. The deal isn’t official yet but Rios himself […]

It looks as though 3rd basemen Scott Rolen has fractured his middle finger on his right hand. Team doctors are unsure about the amount of time Rolen is going to miss but say there is a good chance he won’t play on opening day. They said he broke it while participating in fielding drills at […]

The Blue Jays freed up some space this week by releasing OF Reed Johnson from the team. Johnson lost his job to Shannon Stewart, the free agent outfielder the Jays picked up this off season.
Last Season Johnson batted .236 with 2 homers and 14 RBI.