Shohei Ohtani’s flight to Toronto was long, but 140 days after he “took off” from Orange County, he’s arrived. The only problem? He’s wearing a different shade of blue than the Jays’ colour. It’s been an arduous road for Blue Jays fans since they were in the mix for the superstar this past offseason, and it’s hard to imagine this weekend will bring any closure. Ohtani’s been off to an excellent start to the season, slashing .358/.419/.670 for a 1.089 OPS, while his 14 doubles lead the major leagues. All the while, his AB per HR rate is down at 18.2 from his career average of 14.6. The Jays wil ..read more

There’s some good news one the injury front. It was reported by multiple sources on Friday afternoon that Ricky Tiedemann has inflammation ulnar nerve in his left elbow, thankfully not a tear. Moreover, the Blue Jays top prospect could be throwing in the near future. Blue Jays get good news on Ricky Tidedemann, who has ulnar nerve inflammation but no tear, says Blue Jays manager John Schneider. Could be back throwing in another week or 10 days. — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) April 26, 2024 Last week, Tiedemann didn’t make his expected start and landed on the 7-day Injured List due to elbow sorene ..read more

It is known that the starting pitching is mint, however the Toronto Blue Jays are also said to be one of the top defensive teams in all of the major leagues. One section of the defence that’s highly praised is the outfield and four specific men who patrol the green. In this case, we’re going to dissect two of them: Daulton Varsho and Davis Schneider. These two outfield pieces have made some noise with the bats, on the basepaths, and with the leather. Varsho became a Blue Jay as a part of a staggering trade that sent baseball’s top catching prospect, Gabriel Moreno, to the Arizona Diamondbacks ..read more

The Toronto Blue Jays will limp home to the Rogers Centre on Friday night to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set after dropping three of four games to the Royals in Kansas City earlier this week. After taking the series opener Monday against the Royals, the Blue Jays couldn’t put up enough runs to compete with Kansas City over the next three games. The Royals won a rain-shortened 2-1 game Thursday to hand Toronto its third consecutive loss. These two teams will clash again for three more games at Rogers Centre next week. The Dodgers are trending in the opposite ..read more

The Kansas City Royals’ press box broke the news first to media members: “Attention, media it’s over.” No one needed any further explanation to understand what that meant – the game was over for good. With that cut-and-dried announcement, Toronto Blue Jays unceremoniously handed over a game and a series win to the Kansas City Royals after a rain delay that began at 3:38 p.m. in Kansas City. To understand, what exactly transpired, we need to go back to the beginning of the last game of this gruesome four-game series. The weather was never going to be on anyone’s side. With rain forecast in the ..read more

Father time comes for all of us. In baseball, that finality is expedited. One year, you’re on top of the world, and the next you might not even crack a Major League roster. It’s a cruel and unfortunate fate that bestows every player, eventually. With that depressing lede out of the way, it ties into an interesting tweet Tom Tango sent out last week. This was something most of us suspected already about the aging curve, but now there’s the data to back it up. At age 31, the bat speed trends downwards. #Statcast Aging Curve for Swing Speed I wouldn't pay too much attention to very left of chart ..read more

For the first time since April 7th, the Blue Jays found themselves on the losing end of a series. It came at the hands of the up-and-coming Royals, with all three losses in the series being by a one-run differential. A rain-shortened game, a blunder at first base, and a prospect call-up were all a part of this week – here are my Three Key Things from this series. The top of the order needs to be better — Plain and simple I’ll give these guys their flowers; Bo Bichette’s three-run triple was a critical component to Monday night’s win, and George Springer’s double and home run on Wednesday were ..read more

The Kansas City Royals’ press box broke the news first to media members: “Attention, media it’s over.” No one needed any further explanation to understand what that meant – the game was over for good. With that cut-and-dried announcement, Toronto Blue Jays unceremoniously handed over a game and a series win to the Kansas City Royals after a rain delay that began at 3:38 p.m. in Kansas City. To understand, what exactly transpired, we need to go back to the beginning of the last game of this gruesome four-game series. The weather was never going to be on anyone’s side. With rain forecast in the ..read more

Well, that one was weird. On Thursday afternoon/evening, the Toronto Blue Jays played their final game of a four-game series against the Kansas Royals, falling 2-1 in five innings (we’ll get there), bringing their record to 13-13. The Royals jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with a Salvador Pérez home run, which was all that the Royals would need to put this game to bed. Salvador Perez now leads the AL in RBI with 25 after this two-run shot! pic.twitter.com/rY2s5JY9c3 — MLB (@MLB) April 25, 2024 In the top of the fourth inning, the Blue Jays scored their only run of the game as Ernie Clement s ..read more

From a strength to a weakness. On Thursday morning, the Blue Jays Twitter account noted that Bowden Francis had been placed on the 15-day Injured List due to Right Forearm Extensor Tendinitis. His replacement on the 26-man roster is left-handed reliever Brendon Little. ROSTER MOVES: ? RHP Bowden Francis (Right Forearm Extensor Tendinitis) placed on 15-day IL ? LHP Brendon Little recalled from Triple-A and will be active for today’s game pic.twitter.com/3tRgDydThF — Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 25, 2024 According to Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling, Francis has been battling this injury sinc ..read more