12 h. ago New Toronto Blue Jays star already battling injury and it could derail season

The season hasn't even started for the Toronto Blue Jays, and they might already have an injury cloud that could hang over them for the entire season.Starting pitcher Max Scherzer — one of the team's biggest offseason acquisitions — has been dealing with an injury to his right pitching hand throughout spring training.At age 40, the three-time Cy Young winner has dealt with the same issue over the past few years."My thumb hurts. It hurts to grip the ball. The critical thing I've learned over the years here is that your thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health. Unfortunately, this is what I've been dealing with since 2023," Scherzer told reporters Monday, as per MLB.com's Keegan Matheson.Scherzer was limited to nine starts in 2024 while playing for the Texas Rangers, after making 27 starts the year prior splitting time between Texas and the New York Mets.He last threw upwards of 175 innings in 2021, where he was named to the All-Star game for the eighth and most rec...

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32 h. ago Fan pulled down from seats to sing 'O Canada' at Toronto Blue Jays game

One Toronto Blue Jays fan vacationing in Florida got a bit more than they bargained for on a recent trip to watch the team.While the Blue Jays have their home base in Dunedin, Florida, during the spring months, it's not uncommon for fans to travel across the state to see them take on other opponents.And when Robert Guertin decided to take in a Blue Jays game with his wife Linda at the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches against the Houston Astros last Friday, he suddenly found himself on the field to sing "O Canada."With the couple travelling with a large group of friends to go check out their favourite baseball team, it turned out that the home side didn't exactly have anyone lined up for the Canadian anthem.Given that Toronto is the lone MLB club based in Canada, most part-time anthem singers could go a whole season of games without ever having to sing two songs back-to-back before the first pitch.So an Astros ticket representative offered Guertin's group the shot to perform the Canadi...

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33 h. ago Max Scherzer’s start to season in jeopardy in latest setback for veteran Blue Jays pitcher

'The more critical thing here is what I've learned over the years here is that your thumb is absolutely critical to your arm health.'

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37 h. ago Arash Madani opens up about his sudden firing from Sportsnet

There was some major news in the sports world earlier this week, as Arash Madani announced his unexpected departure from Sportsnet.The veteran broadcaster had worked with Sportsnet for 16 years, the first 14 of which he was best known thanks to his great coverage of the Toronto Blue Jays. An exact reason for the departure wasn't given at the time, though he did indicate that it wasn't his choice. He opened up about that on Thursday in an appearance on The SportsCage Podcast."We know what we sign up for, this is a volatile industry. Changes happen all the time," said a seemingly well-spirited Madani. "My name came up this week, and that was that. You're disappointed, you're upset, all those things are real, it's true. … You feel the stages of grief when something like this happens."Though many would be bitter and hold the company who let them go in ill will, Madani is taking a much different approach. The 2017 George Gross Trophy winner is instead focusing on how lucky he was ...

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37 h. ago Toronto Blue Jays fans' annual invasion of U.S. city might not happen amid trade war

The invasion of Seattle by Canadian baseball fans cheering on the Toronto Blue Jays is an annual tradition.But this year's series against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park, taking place May 9-11, may look different.There are still a ton of tickets available on Ticketmaster for the final of the three-game series between the Blue Jays and Mariners on Sunday, May 11. Plenty of the seats are available for $40, while some in the lower bowl can be snagged for as low as $73.Both Friday and Saturday's games have plenty of seats that remain up for grabs as well. Friday's game has prices for as low as $39, while the lowest price available for Saturday's outing is $41.Seats that remain up for grabs for Sunday’s game between the Blue Jays and Mariners via Ticketmaster.What could also be playing a part in this is the active tariff trade war between the U.S. and Canada. One Reddit user confirmed on a Blue Jays forum that they won’t be attend...

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40 h. ago Angry birds? After 2024 disaster, veteran Blue Jays starters are fuelled for redemption

DUNEDIN, Fla. — They are two guys who took the Blue Jays money — willingly — and hitched themselves to a team each believed was headed to big things. And now, both Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman are motivated to be key players in the Toronto redemption tour as they inch towards a season with […]

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54 h. ago Berrios pitches six strong innings to lead Blue Jays past Atlanta Braves

DUNEDIN — Jose Berrios pitched six strong innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Atlanta Braves 6-2 in exhibition baseball action Sunday. Berrios (1-0) allowed four hits. no walks and no runs while fanning seven to secure the win. Andres Gimenez belted a solo homer in a three-run sixth inning that put Toronto […]

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57 h. ago Daulton Varsho is making a spirited push for Blue Jays opening day lineup. Will it be enough?

DUNEDIN, Fla. — With a veteran lineup bolstered with off-season additions, there hasn’t been a lot of position battle drama in Blue Jays spring training. But with less than a week remaining until the team ships north for the season, there’s one dude determined to bull his way into the opening day lineup. Even if […]

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58 h. ago Mississauga man sings Canadian national anthem at Blue Jays’ spring training game – and he nails it!

You can’t make this up: A group of 15 Canadians recently bought tickets for the Blue Jays spring training game Friday in West Palm Beach against the Houston Astros when a most unusual question was asked by the sales representative on the phone. “Can you sing the Canadian national anthem at our game?” Linda Guertin […]

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58 h. ago SIMMONS: Mississauga man sings Canadian national anthem at Blue Jays’ spring training game – and he nails it!

You can’t make this up: A group of 15 Canadians recently bought tickets for the Blue Jays spring training game Friday in West Palm Beach against the Houston Astros when a most unusual question was asked by the sales representative on the phone. “Can you sing the Canadian national anthem at our game?” Linda Guertin […]

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4 d. ago Whirlwind of emotions for Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah as he throws off mound for first time in nine months

DUNEDIN, Fla. — It was a nine-month sentence, much of it the pitcher’s version of solitary confinement and Alek Manoah went through the full array of emotions associated with recovery from elbow surgery. There was pain. There was self-doubt. There was frustration and there was tedium. But the sun finally shone through much of that […]

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4 d. ago Apple TV messes with Sportsnet’s season opening Blue Jays coverage

DUNEDIN, Fla. — It has been one of the ongoing stories of the Blue Jays off-season — the need for a team coming off a last-place 2024 campaign to get off to a quick start. Maybe starting at home for the first time in three seasons will help in that regard, but the fans passionate […]

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4 d. ago People come together to celebrate Arash Madani after firing from Sportsnet

Despite an ongoing friendly rivalry while competing for largely the same audience, Sportsnet and TSN workers came together on Thursday to send their best to one of their colleagues.Employees of both networks sent their well wishes to Arash Madani after he was let go by Sportsnet after 16 years with the network.Madani announced the news Thursday in an emotional social media post."It's not lost on me that a first-generation Canadian from Truro, N.S., was able to live out his dream. Maybe what meant most over the years were the number of Maritimers and those of Middle Eastern descent who would stop to tell me they appreciated how I represented them when they'd see me on air. The biggest lessons I've learned here: You never know the impact you can have on those around you," Madani wrote.Sportsnet's Jamie Campbell, who worked with Madani frequently on Toronto Blue Jays broadcasts, was one of the first to post a tribute to his departing colleague."Unparalleled in his craft and a top-...

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5 d. ago Is the Vlad Guerrero Jr. saga a $500 million Blue Jays distraction that could have consequences?

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Inside the Blue Jays clubhouse, the Vlad Guerrero Jr. contract saga is hardly a daily topic of discussion. The room is full of players who have either danced the free agent dance already or will eventually. There isn’t a player that doesn’t know what’s at stake, however. Put it this way: Guerrero’s […]

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5 d. ago Thumbs up: MRI reveals no damage to Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer

DUNEDIN, Fla. – Thumbs up to what had the potential to be the biggest injury scare early in Blue Jays spring training. After an MRI to evaluate a wonky right thumb, Max Scherzer was cleared to return to work. “Everything came back normal,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He played catch (the last two […]

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5 d. ago Why are numbers leaking from the contract negotiations between the Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.?

WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Long Ball, Postmedia’s Rob Wong chats with Toronto Sun Blue Jays writer Rob Longley about the reports of the Blue Jays contract offer to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and whether it benefits either side. They also discuss what this could mean for future negotiations between the two sides and […]

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6 d. ago “He can hit 50”: Anthony Santander’s home run prediction for his Blue Jays teammate Guerrero Jr. this season

DUNEDIN, Fla. – What did Anthony Santander like about the prospect of taking the big money years of his career to the Blue Jays? The former Baltimore Orioles slugger professes love his new home: “For the last seven years, Toronto has been my favourite road city to go.” He likes at-bats at the Rogers Centre: […]

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7 d. ago Blue Jays offer to Vlad Guerrero Jr. emerges in latest twist to superstar’s saga

DUNEDIN, Fla. — While Vlad Guerrero Jr. was doing his usual on Tuesday morning at TD Ballpark — effortlessly launching bombs over the ball in batting practice — a different type of blast was in the works. Specifically details emerging later in the day that the team’s all-star first baseman was seeking a contract of […]

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7 d. ago Thumb issue will delay next appearance for Blue Jays starter Max Scherzer

DUNEDIN, Fla. — After some dominant performances through his first three spring training starts as a Blue Jay, Max Scherzer has hit what the team hopes is merely a minor bump in the road. Manager John Schneider said that the 40-year-old veteran will miss his next scheduled start on Thursday due to what the team […]

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7 d. ago Blue Jays edge Twins for fourth straight spring training win

DUNEDIN — Josh Rivera hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2 in spring training action on Tuesday. Rivera’s RBI capped three unanswered runs by Toronto, which has won four straight in Grapefruit League play. Bo Bichette put the Jays on […]

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