Blue Jays agree to 3-year deal with manager John Schneider
October 21, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — By his own admission, John Schneider never amounted to much as a baseball player.
On Friday, Schneider fulfilled a dream he’d pursued for 15 years since giving up on playing and choosing to coach instead.
Benches clear, Schneider ejected, in Orioles-Blue Jays game
September 7, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Benches cleared during the seventh inning of Baltimore's game against Toronto on Tuesday night after Orioles reliever Bryan Baker appeared to make a hand signal toward the Blue Jays' dugout.
No Latino GMs in MLB after Avila firing, only 3 managers
August 12, 2022 GMTSt. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol didn't realize there were no Latino general managers left in Major League Baseball after the Detroit Tigers fired Al Avila.
Marmol himself is one of only three Latino on-field managers, along with Boston's Alex Cora and Washington's Dave Martinez.
Hernández homers twice, Jays win first game under Schneider
July 14, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays combined pitching and power to start interim manager John Schneider off with a win.
Teoscar Hernández hit a pair of two-run home runs, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Blue Jays fire Montoyo, promote Schneider for rest of season
July 13, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo on Wednesday and promoted bench coach John Schneider to interim manager for the remainder of the season.
General manager Ross Atkins made the move even with the Blue Jays at 46-42 this season.
Jays 1B coach Budzinski leaves game for ‘personal matter’
July 3, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski and manager Charlie Montoyo left in the third inning of Game 2 on Saturday because of a personal matter involving Budzinski, the team said.
Jays RH Gausman leaves game after being hit on foot by liner
July 2, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman left Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader against Tampa Bay after he was hit in the right foot by a line drive from Rays shortstop Wander Franco.
Franco’s liner, which had an exit velocity of 100 miles per hour, struck Gausman and ricocheted to catcher Gabriel Moreno, who retired Franco at first to end the inning, leaving the bases loaded.
Hernández and Espinal HR, Kikuchi fans 8, Jays beat Rays 4-1
July 1, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández and Santiago Espinal each hit two-run home runs, Yusei Kikuchi struck out a season-high eight over six innings to snap a seven-start winless streak and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 Thursday night.
Bichette slam, Kirk HR as Blue Jays beat Chisox, avoid sweep
June 22, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a grand slam and Alejandro Kirk homered for the second straight game, leading Ross Stripling and the Toronto Blue Jays over the injury-riddled Chicago White Sox 9-5 Wednesday.
Bichette homers and Blue Jays top Royals 8-0
June 7, 2022 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit one of three Toronto home runs and five Blue Jays pitchers combined on a two-hitter in an 8-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
Ross Stripling (2-1) earned the win as he allowed just one hit over five innings, matching his season high.
Lowe, Margot help Rays hand Blue Jays 5th straight loss
May 14, 2022 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Friday night.
Blue Jays OF Hernández goes on IL with left oblique strain
April 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a left oblique strain.
Hernández was pulled from Wednesday’s 6-4 win over the Yankees with left side discomfort, and an MRI revealed the strain.
Guerrero slugs 3 HRs despite gash on hand, Jays beat Yankees
April 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. declared this spring that last year was just the trailer for the upstart Blue Jays. This season would be the feature-length film.
Blue Jays’ Hernández leaves vs Yanks with left side issue
April 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández was pulled from a game at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night with left side discomfort.
Hernández grounded out to second base in the sixth inning and left the field in pain.
Springer answers boos with HR, 3 hits, leads Jays over Yanks
April 12, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Greeted by boos at Yankee Stadium, George Springer responded with the type of racket he and his Toronto Blue Jays are ready to make.
Springer hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and an RBI double, and the Blue Jays made three dazzling defensive plays to beat New York 3-0 Monday night.
Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen put on IL with oblique strain
April 11, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was put on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained left oblique muscle.
Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said before a series opener at Yankee Stadium that Jansen felt soreness in his side while swinging, was having a scan and would not be available for the game.
Blue Jays extend manager Charlie Montoyo through 2023
April 1, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays extended manager Charlie Montoyo's contract through the 2023 season on Friday.
Montoyo, 57, has overseen a tumultuous period in Blue Jays history, with the team playing home games in three cities last season, including two minor league parks, because of border restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blue Jays hungry after near-miss of wild card berth in 2021
March 30, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — After a busy offseason, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said his team has “closed the gap” on fellow contenders in the competitive American League East.
If last year’s finish is any indication, Toronto didn’t have much ground to cover.
Blue Jays acquire 3B Matt Chapman from Oakland for 4 players
March 16, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the payroll-shredding Oakland Athletics for four players on Wednesday.
A five-year veteran and three-time Gold Glove winner, Chapman hit .201 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs in 151 games for the Athletics last season.
Yusei Kikuchi throws 40-pitch bullpen for Blue Jays
March 15, 2022 GMTDUNEDIN, Fla, (AP) — Yusei Kikuchi threw a 40-pitch bullpen session Tuesday, one day after the left-hander joined what projects as formidable Toronto Blue Jays rotation that includes Hyun Jin Ryu and Alek Manoah.
Judge HRs twice, Yankees beat Jays 6-2 to extend WC lead
October 1, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Aaron Judge hit two of New York’s five home runs and the Yankees extended their AL wild-card lead by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 Thursday night.
Gleyber Torres and Anthony Rizzo also connected off Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray, and Brett Gardner added a solo homer as New York (91-68) slimmed its magic number to clinch a postseason spot to two.
Blue Jays’ Borucki gets ban dropped to 2 games on appeal
September 25, 2021 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto reliever Ryan Borucki had his suspension for plunking Tampa Bay outfielder Kevin Kiermaier reduced to two games after an appeal and began serving the ban Friday night during a four-game series in Minnesota.
Blue Jays’ Borucki suspended 3 games for plunking Kiermaier
September 24, 2021 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ryan Borucki has been suspended for three games by Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Tampa Bay's Kevin Kiermaier with a pitch in the latest salvo in a spat between the two AL East competitors.
Kiermaier hit after scouting report flap; Rays to playoffs
September 23, 2021 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hit by a pitch two days after scooping up a Toronto scouting report and setting off a flap, Kevin Kiermaier hopes to see the Blue Jays in the playoffs.
“Oh yeah, it was intentional,” Kiermaier said after reliever Ryan Borucki hit him on the back with his first pitch in the eighth inning Wednesday.
Blue Jays’ Breyvic Valera placed on the COVID-19 related IL
September 22, 2021 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays infielder Breyvic Valera was placed on the COVID-19 related IL and infielder Kevin Smith was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo before Wednesday's game at AL East-leading Tampa Bay.
Rays’ Cash apologizes after Kiermaier takes, keeps data card
September 22, 2021 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash apologized to Blue Jays management a day after Rays veteran Kevin Kiermaier scooped up a scouting data card that fell out of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's wristband and refused to give it back.
Blue Jays hit five homers, pound Orioles 22-7
September 13, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Teoscar Hernández each hit a grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 44th homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 22-7 Sunday, finishing two runs shy of the franchise record.
Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card
September 10, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The Blue Jays gave the Yankees a Bronx battering this week they haven't experienced since they were still the Highlanders.
The message there, according to manager Charlie Montoyo, is that after nearly two years away from their home park in Toronto, going on the road won't faze the Blue Jays.
Guerrero Jr, Semien power surging Jays past Yanks 8-0
September 6, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 40th homer, Marcus Semien went deep twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 8-0 on Monday for their fifth straight win.
Hyun Jin Ryu (13-8) pitched six effective innings as the Blue Jays won for the eighth time in nine games.
Hernández hits 100th HR, Jays go deep 4 times, beat A’s 10-8
September 4, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit his 100th career home run, José Berríos took a no-hitter into the fifth inning and the Blue Jays survived a late scare to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8 Saturday, Toronto’s sixth win in seven games.
Semien hits walk-off HR, Jays rally three times to beat A’s
September 4, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Marcus Semien hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a tying grand slam in the eighth, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied three times to stun the Oakland Athletics 11-10 Friday night.
Ray fans 14, Kirk gets winning hit, Jays beat White Sox 3-1
August 26, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Wednesday night.
After Blue Jays starter Robbie Ray matched his career high by striking out 14 over seven innings, Tim Mayza (4-1) worked a perfect eighth and Jordan Romano finished for his 13th save in 14 chances.
Jays score winning run on wild pitch, beat White Sox 2-1
August 24, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Pinch-runner Breyvic Valera scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Monday night.
Valera ran for Reese McGuire after the Blue Jays catcher singled off Craig Kimbrel (2-4) to begin the inning.
Ryu cruises through 7 innings, Blue Jays beat Tigers 3-0
August 21, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Hyun Jin Ryu cruised through seven innings, Randal Grichuk and Marcus Semien each homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Saturday.
Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera went 0 for 3 with a walk to remain at 499 career home runs.
Angels’ Ohtani hits 38th HR, but Jays hit 4 in 10-2 win
August 12, 2021 GMTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 38th home run this season, but the Toronto Blue Jays hit it out of the park four times, including two from George Springer and a grand slam by Teoscar Hernández, to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 10-2 Wednesday night.
Springer gets 4 hits, Matz wins as Jays beat Indians 8-6
August 5, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — George Springer had four hits, including the 42nd leadoff home run of his career, and Steven Matz pitched six shutout innings as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6 on Wednesday night.
Manoah wins in return, Springer 2 HRs, Blue Jays beat KC 4-0
July 31, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays rookie Alek Manoah didn’t show any signs of rust in his return from a bruised back.
Manoah pitched seven dominant innings, George Springer hit two home runs and Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 Saturday for its third straight win.
Blue Jays shut out Rangers in both ends of doubleheader
July 18, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a first-inning grand slam, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slugged his 31st homer of the season, and George Springer and Randal Grichuk also went deep for Toronto as the Blue Jays cruised to a 10-0 win over the Texas Rangers and a sweep of their doubleheader on Sunday.
Guerrero, Biggio lift Blue Jays to 5-2 win over Orioles
June 27, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in two runs to raise his major league-leading RBI total to 66, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Sunday.
The Blue Jays tallied 12 hits in closing out a four-game series with their seventh win in eight games.
Guerrero hits 26th homer, Blue Jays beat Orioles 12-4
June 27, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 26th home run, Teoscar Hernández and Randal Grichuk also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays breezed past the Baltimore Orioles 12-4 Saturday.
Gurriel hits RBI double in 9th, Blue Jays beat Marlins
June 23, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays' bats came alive as soon as they had a chance to face someone other than Sandy Alcantara.
Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. doubled on consecutive pitches against reliever Yimi García to break a ninth-inning tie, and Toronto beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Tuesday night.
Springer finally healthy and joins Blue Jays’ potent lineup
June 23, 2021 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Outfielder George Springer was in the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup Tuesday night for only his fifth game this year, and this time he hopes to stay a while.
The three-time All-Star began the season on the injured list because of a strained right quadriceps muscle.
Blue Jays’ Manoah suspended 5 games for hitting Franco
June 22, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays rookie Alek Manoah was suspended for five games and fined by Major League Baseball senior vice president Michael Hill, who concluded the right-hander intentionally threw at Maikel Franco last weekend.
Guerrero’s go-ahead double helps Jays rally past O’s 10-7
June 20, 2021 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major-league leading 23rd homer and later capped Toronto’s ninth-inning rally with a go-ahead, two-run double, and the Blue Jays ended a five-game skid with a 10-7 victory Saturday over the Baltimore Orioles.
Grichuk homers, Blue Jays beat sloppy White Sox 6-2
June 10, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox were rolling along with Lance Lynn delivering another dominant start. Once he left the game, things turned around in a big way.
The bullpen stumbled. So did the defense, and the Blue Jays came away with the win.
Blue Jays place catcher Jansen on IL with hamstring injury
June 9, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays placed Danny Jansen on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and recalled fellow catcher Riley Adams from Triple-A Buffalo.
Jansen strained his right hamstring running the bases during Sunday's 6-3 loss to Houston.
Blue Jays’ Phelps to miss rest of season after lat surgery
May 25, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Toronto pitcher David Phelps will miss the rest of the season following surgery to repair the latissimus dorsi muscle on the right side of his back.
The 34-year-old right-hander had the procedure Monday with Dr.
Blue Jays’ Biggio on IL with cervical spine ligament sprain
May 22, 2021 GMTDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays put third baseman Cavan Biggio on the 10-day injured list with a cervical spine ligament sprain on Saturday.
Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo expects Biggio to be ready to return when eligible to come of the IL.
Blue Jays shuffling back to Buffalo starting June 1
May 5, 2021 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to their home away from home, Buffalo, New York, starting in June. And this time, they’ll have a limited number of fans in attendance.
Forced from Canada by that government's coronavirus travel restrictions, the Blue Jays posted a A look at what's happening around the majors today:LEADING OFF: D-backs keep pitching amid no-hitter debate
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LEADING OFF: D-backs keep pitching amid no-hitter debate
April 27, 2021 GMTA look at what's happening around the majors on Tuesday:
Blue Jays OF Teoscar Hernández tests positive for virus.
April 13, 2021 GMTDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernández has tested positive for the coronavirus...
LEADING OFF: Judge still sore; Jays’ Hernández to C-19 IL
April 10, 2021 GMTA look at what's happening around the majors today:
LEADING OFF: Judge still sore; Jays’ Hernández to C-19 IL
April 9, 2021 GMTA look at what's happening around the majors Saturday:
Trimmer Guerrero helps Jays finish series win over Yanks
April 4, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dropped 42 pounds after an underwhelming 2020.
He's hoping less can be more — and the 22-year-old sure still looks like a heavy hitter...
Springer’s Blue Jays’ debut delayed by start on injured list
March 31, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — George Springer's Toronto Blue Jays debut will be delayed while he starts the season on the injured list with a strained oblique muscle...
Jays’ Montoyo says free agents asking about Toronto status
December 19, 2020 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Each time Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has made a pitch to free agents this offseason, there's one topic he's known will come up...
Guerrero debuts with hit that sets up Jays’ 4-2 win over A’s
April 27, 2019 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. helped spark a walk-off celebration for the Toronto Blue Jays in his major league debut.
Guerrero doubled leading off the ninth inning for his first hit, and Brandon Drury followed with a winning two-run homer with two outs in a 402 win over the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Friday night.