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Jays lose to Braves Atlanta Braves 7 - Toronto Blue Jays - 0 In a game that took just 2 hours and 11 minutes, the Blue Jays were quickly beaten by the Braves this afternoon.

Spencer Horwitz stands out, Bowden Francis looks like an option for the bullpen, and more as the Blue Jays fall 7-0 to Atlanta

Well, that wasn’t as fun as opening day. The Jays lost 7-0 to the team from Atlanta. What’s more, is that the Jays only had five hits in a relatively quiet offensive game.

Blue Jays Home Schedule: Unusual Opponents Coming to the Rogers Centre in 2023

This past offseason, a number of rule changes were introduced to Major League Baseball to tackle numerous aspects of the game including introducing pitch clocks, increasing base size to help prevent injury, and limiting the shift across the diamond (amongst other rules).

2023 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Starting Rotation Options

The Blue Jays Double-A club will have plenty of potential back-of-the-rotation prospects, along with the system’s top pitching prospect. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ depth for their rotation in 2023 is very impressive.

Manny Machado re-signs with the San Diego Padres, and what this could mean for Matt Chapman and the Toronto Blue Jays

Matt Chapman is going to make a lot of money after the 2023 season. According to Jeff Passan, the San Diego Padres are signing third baseman Manny Machado to an 11-year, $350 million deal.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hits a home run in his second straight game and Hagen Danner impresses as the Blue Jays fall 9-5 to the New York Yankees

The Jays lost 9-5 to the Yankees on Sunday afternoon. Let’s take a look at who stood out. The biggest standout in the game for the Blue Jays was LJ Talley, who hit a mammoth three-run shot to cut the lead in half.

Kelly Gruber turns 61 today. Gruber was a Rule 5 pickup from the Rangers in 1983. Since we didn’t have 7 or 8-man bullpens back then, a Rule 5 pick could be hidden on the bench.

Bullpen Bonanza: Sifting Through the Relief Corps

By now we know, barring injury or trade, with near certainty who the eight pitchers in the Toronto Blue Jays’ Opening Day bullpen will be. That does involve

The 2023 Blue Jays, Position by Position: An already strong infield got even better with the signing of Brandon Belt

Out of the five “Position by Position” articles, the infielders have seen the least amount of changes. The infield was rather solidified coming into the off-season, but the Jays did manage to add an exciting piece at first base.

Also, Kirk is not going to the WBC Toronto Blue Jays - 9 Pittsburgh Pirates - 7 The Blue Jays kicked off the Spring Training schedule with a nice win over the Pirates.

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk to miss the upcoming World Baseball Classic

A Blue Jay has withdrawn from the World Baseball Classic. According to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi, catcher Alejandro Kirk has withdrawn from Team Mexico in the upcoming World Baseball Classic (article here).

Yusei Kikuchi pitches a gem, Addison Barger goes deep, and the Blue Jays win their spring training opener 9-7

The Jays beat the Pirates 9-7, and my oh my did Yusei Kikuchi ever look like the front-runner for the Cy Young award. That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but he looked fantastic today.

Yusei Kikuchi to start, Cavan Biggio to bat leadoff as Blue Jays kick off Spring Training against the Pirates

Baseball is back. The Toronto Blue Jays will kick off Spring Training play on Saturday afternoon in Bradenton, Florida when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The 2023 Blue Jays, Position by Position: Toronto’s catching tandem could be the best in baseball

It’s not a stretch to say that the Blue Jays have one of the best, if not the best, catching tandems in the league. When we last looked at the backstop in the last Position by Position article, it seemed a remote possibility that the Jays could roll with three catchers.

Blue Jays' Kikuchi to Start Spring Opener

Yusei Kikuchi has been announced as the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays' first game of the 2023 Grapefruit League season on Saturday. The left-hander

Three Blue Jays legends are returning in non-player roles, including Edwin Encarnación

A few club legends have returned to the Blue Jays in non-player roles! According to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi, former Blue Jays pitchers Paul Quantrill, Pat Hentgen, and fan-favourite designated hitter Edwin Encarnación are joining the organization in non-player roles.

First Draft: Blue Jays 2023 Opening Day Roster Projection

In 35 days, the Blue Jays have a baseball game that counts. They'll play some largely unmeaningful games between then and now, which will help Toronto

Chad Green is a 31-year-old (32 in May) right-handed relief. And he’s also the last one of the current 40-man roster that we have to look at in this little exercise.

The 2023 Blue Jays, Position by Position: A deep dive into how the team’s outfield has improved defensively

The off-season is all but done, which means that it’s time to look at the Blue Jays, position by position, once again. Four months ago, I took a look at the bullpen, the starting rotation, the catching situation, the infield, and the outfield situation (which we’ll look at today).

Blue Jays announce Yusei Kikuchi will start Saturday versus Pirates

Following a disastrous 2022 campaign, left-hander Yusei Kikuchi will kick off the Toronto Blue Jays’ first exhibition contest on Saturday versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, the team announced Thursday.

FanGraphs and Prospects Live have two Blue Jays in their Top 100 lists, plus thoughts on Baseball America’s Top 30 list

We’re approaching the start of spring training games, which means that top prospect lists are coming out! In recent days, Prospects Live and Fangraphs have released their Top 100 lists, which have three different Blue Jays prospects on them.

A Tale of two Blue Jays Teams

The Blue Jays front office has had a very busy off season. But how far will the team they have assembled go in 2023? Spring training is officially underway.

Blue Jays Projections Part 3: Relievers Edition

JFtC Continues Its Series Looking At The Blue Jays’ 2023 Projections. This Time, We’re Focusing On Some Bullpen Arms The Toronto Blue Jays emphasized run prevention this past offseason, which resulted in an overhauled outfield.