Toronto Blue Jays Rumors & News

Toronto Star "Last year, Brett Cecil often spoke like a man in denial. “I feel great about the outing,” he said, after one spring-training start in 2012 when he was smacked around by the Detroit Tigers for nine runs on 11 hits. “I feel great about where I am right now and I’m looking forward to getting the..." May 20

Toronto Star "R.A. Dickey has said the stat he cares most about is quality starts — the recognition given to a starter who pitches at least six innings while allowing no more than three runs. He says he’s not aiming for another sparkling Cy Young season — he just wants to give the Blue Jays a chance to win..." May 20

Newark Star-Ledger "A horde of season-ticket holders ringed the warning track of Yankee Stadium on Saturday morning. They awaited an opportunity to meet their beloved Yankees, general manager Brian Cashman and managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner. On his way to the field, preparing to press the flesh with the..." May 18

Toronto Star "Jose Reyes rejoined the Blue Jays in New York Friday night, and after bouncing around the field and looking like he was ready to play, the thought was the personable shortstop could be back in the lineup sooner than projected. Reyes, though, cautioned against any speculation about his return from..." May 18

New York Post "CC Sabathia is the resident ace based on past performance and salary. Andy Pettitte, who went on the disabled list yesterday with an upper back muscle problem is the wise old head others go to for advice. Then there is Hiroki Kuroda, who is easily the Yankees’ best pitcher. Kuroda pounded..." May 18

Toronto Star "The San Francisco Giants must be happy their lone trip across the border this year is a short one after the back-to-back thrashings they received from the Blue Jays. Suffice to say the reigning World Series champs would be fine if they never saw the Rogers Centre and its artificial turf ever..." May 16

Toronto Star "Brandon Morrow wanted to pitch Wednesday and says he was ready to pitch Wednesday, but the Blue Jays have instead decided to once again bump the right-hander’s scheduled start to ensure he can put his nagging back and neck tightness completely behind him. “We just want to make sure he’s as..." May 15

Toronto Star "R.A. Dickey is still searching for the lightning he bottled last year, when he parlayed unprecedented command and control of his knuckleball into an incredible Cy Young season. Not only did he throw the pitch harder than any of his knuckleball predecessors — reaching into the low 80s on the..." May 15

Toronto Sun "It was long ball day on Mother’s Day for the Toronto Blue Jays. Putting the boots to a Boston squad that has been slumping of late, the Jays counted five home runs in routing the Red Sox 12-4 Sunday afternoon to finish their road trip with a 4-3 record. Leading the long-ball parade was Jose..." May 13

Toronto Star "For the second time in this three-game series at Fenway Park, an emergency starter came up big for the Blue Jays. On Sunday, in a 12-4 win over the Red Sox, it was 25-year-old right-hander Chad Jenkins, filling in for Brandon Morrow, pushed back to Wednesday nursing a sore back and spasms...." May 12

The Globe and Mail "He grew up on the self-described wrong side of the tracks, found God, became a multisport high-school star, found English literature, became a pro, struggled, mastered the knuckleball, became a wealthy pro, and by consequence of all the above, today his preteen daughters are growing up on the..." May 11

Boston Globe "The Red Sox had stumbled into second place, losers of six of their last seven games after a hot start to the season. But they had the right man on the mound Friday night. Jon Lester came a pitch away from a perfect game against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 5-0 victory for the Sox. His only..." May 11

Toronto Sun "The Blue Jays rotation is either in a state of flux or in a mess — take your pick. With Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ on the disabled list and Ricky Romero dispatched to Buffalo due to incompetence, the Jays once again have run short of pitching. It’s not quite like the week in June last season..." May 10

MLB.com "Right-hander Josh Johnson is expected to be out until at least the start of June because of soreness in his right triceps muscle. Johnson hasn't pitched since April 21 but played catch on Wednesday and will now begin the process of working his arm back into shape. It's going to be a gradual..." May 10

Tampa Bay Times "DH Luke Scott hasn't had much opportunity to contribute after missing the first month of the Rays season with injury. Thursday, he was at the center of attention after drawing a bases loaded walk with two outs in the 10th inning that gave the Rays a 5-4 victory. Evan Longoria started the rally..." May 10

MLB.com "Blue Jays top pitching prospect Roberto Osuna is in danger of requiring Tommy John surgery. Osuna, who is the club's No. 2 prospect according to MLB.com, departed his last outing with Class A Lansing because of discomfort in his right elbow. The 18-year-old was later diagnosed with a torn..." May 09

Tampa Bay Times "Toronto Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ said he feels fortunate and blessed that he was able to walk out of the hospital today without any serious injury. Happ, 30, speaking for the first time since getting hit by a Desmond Jennings line drive in Tuesday's second inning against the Tampa Bay..." May 09

Sportsnet.ca "Ricky Romero’s mechanical makeover will continue at triple-A Buffalo while Ramon Ortiz appears headed to the Toronto Blue Jays rotation, filling one of two vacancies. Romero was optioned to the Bisons on Thursday morning after lasting just seven batters in a 10-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays the..." May 09

Tampa Tribune "It is kind of early in the year to call one win a big win, but given the events of the past few nights, given the way the Tampa Bay Rays have kicked away winnable games, Wednesday’s victory was, well, kind of big. The Rays didn’t blow a lead. The offense tacked on runs. The result was..." May 09

Sportsnet.ca "J.A. Happ was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday night and the Toronto Blue Jays were awaiting word on test results for their left-hander after he took a scorching line drive off the left side of his head. The stomach-turning incident cast a pall over a 6-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay..." May 08

The Globe and Mail "Some teammates raced toward the mound, others broke obligatorily to play the ball, still others stood paralyzed in the field. Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ had delivered a fastball to Desmond Jennings with the count at three balls and one strike in the second inning. Jennings’s line drive..." May 08

Sportsnet.ca "Happ was released from the hospital around noon E.T. Wednesday. He was walking with crutches and with a brace on his right knee. In a release, the club said Happ suffered a head contusion and laceration to his left ear in the frightening incident from Tuesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Tampa..." May 08

Toronto Star "J.P. Arencibia was none too pleased about his manager’s decision to sit him from the starting lineup on Monday, as part of an experiment to try to spark a turnaround for stumbling starter Mark Buehrle. “Ask Gibby,” Arencibia said, with more than a hint of annoyance, when a reporter inquired as to..." May 07

Toronto Star "So shell-shocked were the Blue Jays after the Seattle Mariners took a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning on Saturday — following yet another homer off of R.A. Dickey — that the entire infield seemed to lose track of how many outs had been made. After Dickey struck out Kendrys Morales for the frame’s..." May 05

Toronto Sun "On Thursday, before the game against Boston, manager John Gibbons waxed poetic about the virtues of DH/1B Adam Lind and how he was going to have him hit out of the No. 2 spot in the batting order, that he’d run with it for a while and see how it goes. The experiment lasted one day as Friday’s..." May 04

MLB.com "When Felix Hernandez gets the ball every fifth day, it's almost becoming a formality that he's going to dominate the opposition. While his teammates know how talented he is, Hernandez never ceases to amaze them. They're just happy to be on his side and avoid stepping in the box against..." May 04

Boston Herald "While their announcers are conducting forensic tests from their TV booths to determine if Red Sox pitchers are a domesticated breed of greased pig, the Blue Jays team on the field is performing like a barnyard epithet. Is that all you got, Jays? Lordy, what a letdown the latest, greatest..." May 03

CSN New England "By his own admission, Ryan Dempster didn't have his best stuff -- or best command -- in his start against the Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday night. What he did have, however, was good enough. Dempster allowed a leadoff homer in the first to Brett Lawrie, then didn't allow another run over six..." May 03

Boston Herald "The last time Ryan Dempster had a chance to pitch in what was then known as SkyDome, it was 1994 and the British Columbia native was a 17-year-old right-hander for junior Team Canada. Dempster didn’t pitch in that series, and little did he know it would be almost two decades before he’d get a..." May 03

Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Mariners fans wailed when the team released Munenori Kawasaki after last season. They adored the bench-warming infielder’s attitude, heart and hustle on the baseball field; he was a bright light in a Seattle dugout that could, at times, be pretty dark. He was often seen dancing or doing..." May 02

CBS Boston "Clay Buchholz is off to a tremendous start for the Boston Red Sox this season, and his most recent impressive showing came at the expense of the Toronto Blue Jays. On Wednesday night, Buchholz silenced Jays bats, allowing just two hits and three walks over seven innings while striking out eight..." May 02

TSN.ca "Left-hander Ricky Romero is heading back to Toronto. The club announced on Thursday that starter Josh Johnson has been placed on the disabled list with right triceps inflammation and that Romero would start in his place on Friday against the Seattle Mariners. Romero, who was sent to Single-A..." May 02

Toronto Star "Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey is scheduled to start Saturday’s game against the Seattle Mariners after an MRI exam revealed only minor inflammation in his neck and back. The 38-year-old right-hander has been bothered by soreness in the area during his past four starts. Manager John..." May 02

Boston Herald "The constant refrain from November through March went like this: “The Red Sox will go as far as Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester take them.” With April officially in the books and May off to a smashing start, the Red Sox could hardly have hoped for better. Buchholz dominated the reeling Blue..." May 02

Toronto Sun "With shortstop Jose Reyes expected to be out for another two months at minimum because of a left ankle sprain, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons has decided to stick with Brett Lawrie in the leadoff spot. Hitting leadoff is something to which Lawrie is accustomed. He had 252 at-bats (61 games)..." May 01

Toronto Star "The Jays had just given away another run on defence when Edwin Encarnacion stepped to the plate in the seventh inning, with Jose Bautista on first base. The Jays had a soul-searching players-only meeting on Sunday, promising to return to an early spring swagger. With a team searching for on-field..." May 01