44 m. ago Blue Jays fans across Canada prepared to go to Seattle to cheer their team

Some Toronto Blue Jays fans are preparing to cross the border to support the team as it takes on the Seattle Mariners in the American League Championship Series. Jays-Mariners games typically draw a big contingent of western Canadian fans to T-Mobile Park but a post-season run is adding to the enthusiasm. An extra Victoria-to-Seattle sailing […]

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6 h. ago Blue Jays return to Kevin Gausman to start Game 1 of ALCS against weary M’s

The Blue Jays will go with their regular season ace, Kevin Gausman, when their first trip to the ALCS gets under way Sunday night at the Rogers Centre. While no surprise, the assignment is the first indication of how manager John Schneider plans to roll out his rotation in the best-of-seven series against the Seattle […]

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8 h. ago Blue Jays vs. Mariners in ALCS, after Seattle outlasts Detroit in 15

SEATTLE — Jorge Polanco hit a game-ending single in the 15th inning, and the Seattle Mariners advanced to the AL Championship Series by outlasting the Detroit Tigers for a 3-2 victory Friday night in the longest winner-take-all post-season game in baseball history. The Mariners will now face the Toronto Blue Jays, their expansion cousins in […]

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9 h. ago MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Rogers Dial the Dugout Pop Up Today at Union Station: Toronto Blue Jays Fans Can Win Tickets to ALCS Series

TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers, proud owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, is giving fans a chance to win 500 free tickets and to take over a section for every Blue Jays home game at Rogers Centre throughout the American League Championship Series (ALCS).   Launching today at Union Station in Toronto, fans […]

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9 h. ago Rogers Launches Dial the Dugout Contests: Blue Jays Fans Can Win 500 Tickets to Each ALCS Home Game

Fans who cheer on Canada’s team will be automatically entered into a draw to win a pair of tickets TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rogers announced today its latest contests to give away 500 free tickets to every Blue Jays home game throughout the MLB Postseason. “Start spreading the news, Canada,” said John Schneider, Manager of the […]

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21 h. ago Maple Leafs move start of Monday’s game up so fans can watch Jays, too

It’s a hockey city at heart, but the Maple Leafs don’t want to get in the Blue Jays way. The club has announced it’s moving the start time of Thanksgiving Monday’s home date against the Detroit Red Wings up two hours from 4 p.m. to 2 p.m., so not to conflict with the 5:03 scheduled first […]

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23 h. ago Edmonton man scratches his way to platinum status by winning $3 million

Brent Bogle didn't expect to win anything when he spontaneously bought a scratch and win ticket at a grocery store in Lac La Biche.

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26 h. ago What do the Jays need to reach the World Series? More big moments like they had in ALDS

What does it take to win the World Series? Maybe George Springer, owner of seven World Series home runs — just one fewer than Joe DiMaggio and three fewer than Reggie Jackson — understands that better than most of his Blue Jays teammates. It takes moments to win championships. Personal moments. Huge moments. Team moments. […]

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26 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays playoff hero almost gave up on baseball entirely

For those tuning in to the Toronto Blue Jays this week for the first time in a while, Nathan Lukes wouldn't really look all that out of place from any other player on the team.In 12 at-bats, Lukes put up four hits and picked up five runs batted in to help the Blue Jays knock off the New York Yankees in a four-game ALDS series.Lukes' biggest moment came with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning of Game 4, delivering a two-run single that would end up bringing home the series-winning run.Nathan for YouNathan Lukes delivers a clutch 2-run single in the 7th! pic.twitter.com/cIvnwP7ExS— MLB (@MLB) October 9, 2025But Lukes, who made his MLB debut at age 28 with the Blue Jays back in 2023, admitted this week that he almost retired from baseball while still in the minors.A 2015 seventh-round draft pick by Cleveland out of Sacramento State, Lukes' path to playoff hero wasn't exactly straightforward. Only a year after being drafted, he was traded to the Tamp...

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27 h. ago It has been a while but this version of Blue Jays can realistically reach World Series

We get it. It’s natural to be a little hesitant to fully buy into something such as a potential return to the World Series when your team hasn’t been there in such a long time. For the Blue Jays that absence is sitting at 32 years dating back to the 1993 title, which capped off […]

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32 h. ago Top seeded Blue Jays start ALCS in prime time, Sportsnet ratings continue to rise

After a resounding ALDS win over the New York Yankees and massive and still growing TV ratings in Canada, the Blue Jays have shown they are ready for prime time. And that’s exactly where they will land for Sunday’s opener of the ALCS against either the Detroit Tigers or Seattle Mariners. MLB has announced the […]

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46 h. ago Everyone agreed Hazel Mae crushed it during Toronto Blue Jays champagne celebration

Here's something they don't teach you in journalism school.With F-bombs and champagne flying, Hazel Mae bravely stepped into the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse on Wednesday. And unlike just about everyone else in the room, she wasn't wearing protective goggles.Her only protection? A Sportsnet baseball cap.No ponchos needed here."Hazel Mae did a spectacular job in that champagne storm last night," TSN's James Duthie said Thursday morning on social media."Watching the Jays celebration coverage and all I can say is that Hazel Mae is one of the all-time media greats. Seriously, she is amazing," added Roger Lajoie of Sportsnet 590 The Fan.The longtime sportscaster showed incredible poise and professionalism through some celebratory but also trying circumstances.Carrying on through live interviews with music blaring, Mae had to yell questions into the ears of players -- many of them shirtless.She has experience dodging Gatorade buckets during the regular s...

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47 h. ago Should the Blue Jays be dreaming on a return of Bo Bichettte for ALCS? It’s complicated

On the one hand, light jogging by Bo Bichette on the very field that he sustained a knee injury more than a month ago is an encouraging sign. On the other, it’s clear the Blue Jays all-star shortstop has a ways to go to be a part of his team’s magical October run. That said, […]

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47 h. ago Should the Blue Jays be dreaming on a return of Bo Bichette for ALCS? It’s complicated

On the one hand, light jogging by Bo Bichette on the very field on which he sustained a knee injury more than a month ago is an encouraging sign. On the other, it’s clear the Blue Jays all-star shortstop has a ways to go to be a part of his team’s magical October run. That […]

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47 h. ago Toronto Police announce arrests after drone flights over Blue Jays playoff games

While the New York Yankees had fans run onto their field to interrupt their playoff games, the Toronto Blue Jays almost had a few flying high above theirs.The Toronto Police Emergency Management and Public Order Unit reported that they "used specialized drone detection technology to identify and intercept three unauthorized drone flights over Rogers Centre," taking place this past weekend in Games 1 and 2 of the ALDS.Two people were charged with flying "micro-drones," tiny flying machines with cameras that weigh approximately half a pound.In the same statement, the Toronto Police Service wanted to remind the public that "Rogers Centre is a no-fly zone during all Blue Jays postseason games. This restriction applies without exception, including to micro-drones weighing less than 249 grams. All drone operators are responsible for knowing and following federal aviation rules and regulations."No motive for the drones, nor information about how much they were...

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48 h. ago Blue Jays’ most compelling ALCS showdown? Facing Seattle’s Big Dumper

Ill will gets renewed if Mariners hook up with Toronto, but geographical proximity of Detroit Tigers can't be dismissed.

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49 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays ALCS games sell out almost immediately and resellers swoop in

The Toronto Blue Jays picked up their biggest win in a generation on Wednesday night, knocking the New York Yankees out of the playoffs.And less than 12 hours later, many Blue Jays fans were in a fight of their own, trying to get Jays tickets for the next round of the postseason.While the Jays don't yet know who they'll be playing in the American League Championship Series, they do know one thing: they'll have home-field advantage, with the first of a possible four home games coming this Sunday at the Rogers Centre.With the queue for all four home games opening up at 10 a.m., thousands of Jays fans — and both professional and amateur resellers, we're sure — stepped up to try to get tickets for a matchup against either the Seattle Mariners or Detroit Tigers.Fans were met with all-too-familiar Ticketmaster experiences: seeing tens of thousands of people in front of them in a queue, receiving the dreaded "These tickets are no longer available" mess...

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49 h. ago SIMMONS: John Gibbons says current Blue Jays remind him of 2015 Royals team that beat Toronto

Kansas City defeated the Jays in the 2015 ALCS and went on to win the World Series.

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50 h. ago All the ways Vladdy and Toronto Blue Jays ruthlessly trolled the New York Yankees

Toronto Blue Jays superstar Vladimir Guerrero Jr. might've been the happiest man on the planet on Wednesday evening.And he couldn't stop himself from having a bit of fun at the New York Yankees' expense.A few months after signing a 14-year, $500-million contract that is the biggest in Canadian sports history, Guerrero had himself a performance for the ages to help knock the Yankees out of the playoffs.In just 20 at-bats across four games, Guerrero picked up nine hits, three home runs, nine RBIs, and most importantly, did enough to help the Jays win their first playoff series in nine years.After the game, Guerrero joined former Boston Red Sox slugger and current Fox MLB analyst David Ortiz for a post-game interview.But it was mostly just an excuse for the two of them to make fun of their hated mutual rival.Ortiz got Guerrero to participate in his signature catchphrase, getting the Blue Jays slugger to yell out a "Daaaaa Yankeees lose!" that has already gone vira...

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50 h. ago Charges laid after drones flown over Rogers Centre during Blue Jays games

Police are reminding the public that there is a "no-fly zone" over the Rogers Centre after two people charged for flying their drones during the Toronto Blue Jays postseason games.

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