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Blue Jays Rookie Earns First MLB Hit

Blue Jays rookie Addison Barger was recently called up to the majors, and on Monday evening, he earned his first MLB hit. When outfielder Kevin Kiermaier went on the IL, Barger got his opportunity to be called up to the majors, and he made the most of it right away.

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Justin Turner's two homers lift Blue Jays past Royals

Justin Turner hit two homers and drove in three runs as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Monday. Danny Jansen added a solo homer for the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game series.

Justin Turner News / Bluejaysnation / 2 hours ago

Instant Reaction: Justin Turner’s two home runs helped the Jays defeat the Royals 6-5

For the first time since April 6, the Blue Jays have scored more than five runs. Not just that, but they needed to score six runs, as they defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-5 to move to 15-15 for the season.

Danny Jansen News / Bluebird Banter / 48 minutes ago

Turner Homers Twice, Jansen Once, Jays Beat Royals

Royals 5 Jays 6 When I said I didn’t like the Justin Turner signing, that was clearly a typo; what I meant was I didn’t like Justin Turner’s singing. He had a tremendous day: 2 home runs and 3 RBI.

Addison Barger News / Bluejaysnation / 35 minutes ago

Addison Barger breaks through and collects his first big league hit in Blue Jays win over Royals

At the big league level, the first hit of your professional career can come in various forms. For rookie Addison Barger, his first big league knock took

Alejandro Kirk News / Bluejaysnation / 3 hours ago

Alejandro Kirk’s bat is coming around, but he’s the best defensive catcher in the game

It’s time to discuss Alejandro Kirk… again. After a great performance on Sunday, where he went 3-3 with his first home run of the season, the Blue Jays’ catcher is now slashing .206/.297/.270 with two extra-base hits in 74 plate appearances, along with a 12.2 BB% and a 13.5 K% for a 70 wRC+.

MLB News / Yardbarker / 5 hours ago

How to watch Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals for free: 2024 MLB live stream, start time, and TV channel

Toronto Blue Jays will face Kansas City Royals in the first meeting of their three-game series in the 2024 MLB. The event will take place today, April 29, at 7:00 PM ET in the Rogers Centre.

Bo Bichette News / Last Word On Sports / 3 hours ago

Blue Jays Infielder Steps Out Of Starting Nine

The Toronto Blue Jays are keeping Bo Bichette out of the lineup for Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. While the Blue Jays haven’t indicated that Bichette has an injury or dealing with an illness, so his absence from the starting lineup for Monday’s series opener likely amounts to a maintenance day.

MLB News / Yardbarker / 44 minutes ago

Blue Jays announcer discusses fans booing Shohei Ohtani

It was the first time the Dodgers played north of the border since the Blue Jays' failed offseason pursuit of Ohtani.

20 MLB players who could be first-time All-Stars in 2024

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Toronto Blue Jays News / Inside The Diamonds / 3 hours ago

Toronto Blue Jays Down On The Farm 4/22 – 4/28

The Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A affiliate the Buffalo Bison had a series against the Iowa Cubs who are the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs and they won four of the six games.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / 7 hours ago

Minor League Report: New Hampshire ended a losing streak, Vancouver rained out for a fourth straight day, and more!

It was a low-scoring day in the Blue Jays system on Sunday. For the fourth straight day, the Vancouver Canadians were rained out, but the three other affiliates were in action, with two teams picking up a win.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / 7 hours ago

Blue Jays – Under-the-radar pitching prospects to keep an eye on after impressive starts to the season

This season, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospects have been seeing more negative headlines than positive with one month almost in the books. Top prospects

Shohei Ohtani News / Bluejaysnation / 2 hours ago

Three Key Things: Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers prove superior to the Blue Jays with a weekend series win

Make that two straight series losses for the Blue Jays, and although they were able to salvage the final game of the series on Sunday against the Dodgers, Toronto heads into the next series under .500 at 14-15.

Kevin Gausman News / Bluejaysnation / 5 hours ago

Kevin Gausman was back to his dominant self in win over Dodgers

The Blue Jays pulled off a much-needed win on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers as Kevin Gausman displayed avowed dominance in his afternoon outing.

Kevin Gausman News / Field Level Media / 7 hours ago

Kevin Gausman cools off Dodgers as Jays halt skid

Alejandro Kirk was 3-for-3 with a homer, right-hander Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 Sunday afternoon.

Toronto Blue Jays News / MLB Trade Rumors / 35 minutes ago

Blue Jays prospect to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

Blue Jays pitching prospect to undergo season-ending elbow surgery

The former No. 23 overall pick has already seen his career hampered by injuries.

Lack of offense generating questions over Blue Jays' offseason approach

The 35 pitchers who have thrown multiple no-hitters

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Toronto Blue Jays News / ClutchPoints / April 27

Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, George Springer’s slow starts draw honest take from John Schneider

The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a tough start to the 2024 season, sitting at the bottom of the American League East with a 13-14 record. In every single area, this ball club is struggling.

Toronto Blue Jays News / ClutchPoints / 2 hours ago

3 Blue Jays most to blame for mediocre start to 2024 season

The 2024 MLB season is still young, but there are several teams that have had less than ideal starts, and the Toronto Blue Jays are one such team. While

Casey Janssen News / Last Word On Sports / April 27

Starter Turned Reliever Made His Debut with the Blue Jays 18 Years Ago Today

It was 20 years ago when the Toronto Blue Jays selected Casey Janssen out of UCLA in the fourth round of the 2004 MLB Draft. When an injury to A.J. Burnett created an opening in the Blue Jays rotation, Janssen got the promotion an made his MLB debut 18 years ago today.

MLB News / MLB Trade Rumors / 43 minutes ago