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Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Blue Jays 6 Mariners 3 Baseball is so much more fun when the Jays score. The top of the eighth inning was a thing of beauty. Tied at three, George Springer starts things off with a walk and then steals second. After an Alejandro Kirk flyout, Addison Barger singled home Springer. Barger hit that at 110.1 mph. People wondered why … [Read more...] about Jays Beat Mariners 6-3 For The Second Day In A Row

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images A win! Two in a row now. They may never lose again. It wasn’t a great night for Kevin Gausman. He had a few balls find holes, but he also benefited from some excellent defensive play behind him, particularly from Addison Barger and Daulton Varsho, each of whom made huge run saving catches. The offence started hot but struggled to build … [Read more...] about Jays Beat Mariners 6-3

Michael Stefanic #16 of the Toronto Blue Jays fields a pop fly ball during the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on March 18, 2025 in Sarasota, Florida. | Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images To make room, Dillon Tate was designated for assignment After playing Thursday’s series capper against the … [Read more...] about Michael Stefanic joins Blue Jays in Seattle, Andrés Giménez heads to injured list

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images The Jays start a three-game weekend series with the Mariners in Seattle tonight. As Minor Leaguer posted, we have a new middle infielder, Michael Stefanic, to replace Andrés Giménez, who is on the IL with a quad strain. We needed someone who could play the infield in case of injury. Stefanic hasn’t struck out much in the minors (about a 10% … [Read more...] about Game #38 GameThread: Jays @ Mariners

V.J. Lovero-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a year since I posted this, so it's time to do it again. Not that things are going poorly (in the threads, in the games, yes, things are going badly). Welcome to Bluebird Banter! Our little space on the web where we chat, argue, complain, and praise the Toronto Blue Jays. Most of the rules fall under one idea: this blog is like … [Read more...] about BBB Commenting and Posting Guidelines