TORONTO – Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced in an Instagram post Wednesday evening that he’s hanging up his cleats. “That’s it. I’m done,” Votto said in a video. “I am officially retiring from baseball.” Votto played 17 MLB seasons, earning six all-star selections, one Gold Glove and a…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2024 2:56 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed left-handed pitcher Easton Lucas off waivers from the Detroit Tigers and have transferred right-hander Alek Manoah to the 60-day injured list. The club said 27-year-old…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 19, 2024 5:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has been named the American League Player of the Week. The 28-year-old right-hander went 2-0 last week with a 0.64 earned-run average while allowing four hits with…
TORONTO – Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first inning, flew out to right field in the fourth and grounded into a double play in the seventh and eighth innings. The last…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2024 5:35 pm Updated August 10, 2024 5:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed Luis Frias off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays announced the acquisition Saturday and option Frias…
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Jose Berrios struck out eight and Vladimir Guerrero extended his hit streak to 21 games with two singles in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 3-1 series-opening win against the Oakland Athletics on Friday. Guerrero also scored the winning run in the sixth inning, coming around to…
TORONTO – Even though 35-year-old Chris Bassitt is approaching 1,100 career innings, the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher can still learn new tricks. A week after the Baltimore Orioles shelled Bassitt on the road, he bounced back to strike out nine in seven innings for some retribution in a 5-2 win against the Orioles on Tuesday…
TORONTO – Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team’s disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing. The Blue Jays (52-62) bullpen wasted a decent five-inning performance from Bowden Francis, allowing two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth in a 7-3 Baltimore…
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr. watching among the 27,910 at Rogers Centre, his son socked a home run for the first time with dad live and…
