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Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images A laugher was turned into a nail-biter, but the Toronto Blue Jays secured their third straight win against the New York Yankees. Yankees 9 @ Blue Jays 11 Just about a year ago, the Toronto Blue Jays had a 29-game streak where they failed to score in the first inning. On July 2, 2024 the Blue Jays were 40-46, 14.5 games behind in the … [Read more...] about Blue Jays move into first place after a late-inning win against the Yankees

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images Yimi Garcia has been activated from the IL. He has a 3.15 ERA in 21 relief appearances before going on the IL back in Mid-May. Mason Fluhardy heads back to Buffalo. Mason was terrific when he first joined the team. In Mid-May he had a 1.96 ERA. Now it is 5.56. He can use some time to fix things up. Also, Kevin Pillar announced his retirement … [Read more...] about Jays Roster Move: Garcia Back, Fluhardy Down

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Today seems like a good day to win the third in a row over the Yankees. And it's a good day to watch the game in an air-conditioned venue. It is in the 30s here in Calgary and the sweat is pouring off me no matter what I do. Yimi is back on the roster. I’d like him to get an appearance in a game where the Jays are up by half a dozen or … [Read more...] about Game #86 GameThread: Yankees @ Jays

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Plus Jose Canseco and Daulton Varsho Brett Cecil turns 39 today. Brett was a Blue Jays first-round pick in 2007 (38th overall), our second first-round pick. We got the selection for the loss of free agent Frank Catalanotto and would have five first-round picks (four supplemental picks). We picked Kevin Ahrens, J.P. Arencibia, Cecil, Justin … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Brett Cecil