Toronto Blue Jays Rumors & News

Toronto Star "Esmil Rogers is an easygoing guy. Where other starting pitchers are anti-social on the day of their starts, shunning all conversation to maintain the sombre focus of a monk, Rogers chats amiably and jokes around as he does every other day. Perhaps that’s why he has converted so easily from the..." June 19

National Post "The numbers mean little, although optimistic observers will happily cite the figures next to the name of Jose Reyes. Reyes singled and scored in his first two at-bats as he began a rehab assignment Monday evening with the Toronto Blue Jays Class A affiliate in Dunedin, Fla. In the same game,..." June 18

Toronto Star "When GM Alex Anthopoulos set out to upgrade the Blue Jays’ starting rotation this past off-season, Josh Johnson was his primary target. The six-foot-seven right-hander, ace of the Miami Marlins, was the seed from which grew the entire 12-player swap with Miami, remaking the Jays and setting the..." June 18

Boston Globe "Early this week, the Houston Astros will formulate a game plan as to how to approach their veteran assets. Teams are already calling about Bud Norris, a cheap ($3 million) solution to any contender’s rotation. Cheap in salary, but he won’t be cheap in acquisition cost. The Astros are willing..." June 17

Toronto Star "Adam Lind said it best here Saturday afternoon when he downplayed the Blue Jays’ fourth consecutive win as a definitive sign the team has turned its losing season around. “I’ve heard ‘turning the corner’ a lot this year . . . we’re just hoping to win games day to day. You can call the season..." June 16

Toronto Sun "It all starts with starting pitching. That has been the refrain of managers since Abner Doubleday. On Friday night it was Mark Buehrle’s turn to shine and at the end of an 8-0 blanking of the feeble Texas Rangers the question begs, are the Jays finally getting on a bit of a roll? The Jays..." June 15

Toronto Star "The Blue Jays know they will see manager John Gibbons at the major league All-Star Game next month at New York’s Citi Field. But which Toronto player, or players, will join the skipper at the annual Midsummer Classic remains a question. With the game a month away, the Jays were in Texas on..." June 14

Toronto Star "Nobody is able to predict the exact date leadoff hitter Jose Reyes will return to the Blue Jays’ lineup, but two things can be stated with certainty. First, that the switch-hitting shortstop is headed to Florida on Wednesday to begin a rehab stint. Second, he will once again adopt exclusively..." June 12

Toronto Star "The Blue Jays got a gritty pitching performance Tuesday night from first-time starter Chien-Ming Wang and a clutch hitting performance by Jose Bautista, who slammed a game-tying homer off talented White Sox closer Addison Reed with two outs in the ninth, just inside the left-field foul pole. But..." June 12

Chicago Tribune "It was odd but perhaps fitting that Adam Dunn got an infield hit on the same night fog caused a 1-hour, 10-minute delay at U.S. Cellular Field. When play resumed Monday night, Dunn regained his power stroke at the right time for the White Sox. Dunn launched two home runs, including a..." June 11

CSN Chicago "The fog made visibility tough and the Toronto Blue Jays were stubborn but neither was a match for Adam Dunn on Monday night. Dunn homered on both sides of a 70-minute fog delay and reached base five times as the White Sox won their third straight with a 10-6 victory over the Blue Jays in front..." June 11

Toronto Star "Blue Jays fans looking to spice up baseball’s often-dreary midsummer classic have mounted a write-in campaign to send light-hitting, but energetic shortstop Munenori Kawasaki to the all-star game. The tongue-in-cheek campaign encourages fans to “look into their hearts” instead of poring over..." June 10

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Adrian Beltre hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh, David Murphy added an insurance run with a solo shot in the eighth and the Texas Rangers held on for a 6-4 victory over the Blue Jays. It was a much-needed win for the Rangers, who had lost four of their last five including an 18-inning game..." June 10

Toronto Star "Dustin McGowan had to think for a moment when asked which of his shoulder surgeries in the last five years left him feeling the bleakest. He eventually settled on the time doctors had to repair his torn right labrum, which for some pitchers is a career-ender. “Was that in ’08 or ’09?” he..." June 09

Toronto Star "The Blue Jays will use their 12th starting pitcher — most in the major leagues this season — when Chien-Ming Wang takes the mound in Chicago against the White Sox on Tuesday. Manager John Gibbons confirmed reports that the club will sign the Taiwanese right-hander, who has been pitching in the..." June 09

Toronto Star "It looked at first as if it would be a good clean win for the Blue Jays over Yu Darvish and the visiting Texas Rangers in front of an announced near-capacity crowd of 44,079 at the Rogers Centre. What it turned into was the longest game in franchise history, a marathon 18-inning contest decided..." June 08

Toronto Star "Brett Lawrie’s high ankle sprain appears to be worse than first expected as the Blue Jays’ 23-year-old third baseman is now in a walking boot and has yet to participate in any baseball-related activities. “He’s not doing much, he’s banged up,” manager John Gibbons said before Friday’s game..." June 08

Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Every start is a learning experience for Nick Tepesch, and he learned another valuable lesson Friday against the Blue Jays. “You can’t hit the nine-hole hitter with a curveball,” Tepesch said. “You can’t do that. Stuff like that sets the tone.” In a wrong way. A good start unraveled for..." June 08

Toronto Star "Ricky Romero says it’s on him now. His struggle is his problem. So he’s throwing out all the mechanical adjustments the Toronto Blue Jays have made to his delivery this season and going back to pitching as he always has. If he fails now, it will be on his terms. “It’s my career, man,” the..." June 06

Toronto Star "Major League Baseball’s annual June draft gets underway Thursday at 7 p.m. with the Houston Astros holding the first pick overall for the second year in a row. The Astros, with the worst record in baseball in 2012, are expected to choose from between a pair of righthanded pitchers, Stanford..." June 06

Globe and Mail "The Toronto Blue Jays selected a 17-year-old right-hander from California in the first round of the First-Year Player Draft on Thursday, making Phil Bickford the 10th pick overall. "He's got outstanding fastball command," Toronto's scouting director Brian Parker said. "We've seen him up to 97..." June 06

Toronto Star "R.A. Dickey and the Jays were waiting for a day like this. It wasn’t the brilliant sunshine and an early afternoon game at lovely AT&T Park. It wasn’t the sellout crowd or the superb baseball atmosphere here. Dickey was making his 13th start of the season and he was waiting for his 2012 success..." June 06

San Francisco Chronicle "Whatever you want to call the past three weeks for the Giants - feel free to use "hell" in your description - it began with two homely losses in Toronto. The fielders played hacky sack with the baseball and the Jays outscored them 21-9. The Rogers Centre and its turf field might as well have..." June 05

Toronto Star "The Toronto Blue Jays activated right-hander Josh Johnson and outfielder Rajai Davis from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Johnson, who joined Toronto in the off-season as part of a blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins, is scheduled to start for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night against..." June 04

Toronto Star "The biggest mystery of the season for the Blue Jays is what has happened to the rising star of pitcher Ricky Romero. Struggling at Triple-A Buffalo, Romero on Friday suffered the ignominy of being passed through outright waivers with no team feeling he was worth the risk of claiming for a small..." June 03

Toronto Star "The Blue Jays were trying to finish strong against the San Diego Padres on Sunday night and avoid being swept. The club and its fans are anticipating signs of a turnaround, when the last-place club will perform at the level expected when the star-studded lineup was put together over the..." June 03

Toronto Sun "One game does not a full recovery make but at least Ricky Romero showed some positive signs Saturday in his latest start for triple-A Buffalo. After allowing eight runs and failing to get out of the first inning in his previous start for the Bisons, Romero worked six innings against Norfolk,..." June 02

Toronto Star "It wasn’t two for one night here at Petco Park, it just felt that way. The Jays and Padres put on a marathon of a game – 17 innings worth of drawn out baseball – before the Padres strung together a pair of hits in the bottom of the 17th to edge Toronto 4-3. The game came up just short of 18..." June 01

Hardball Talk "Blue Jays starter Josh Johnson will return from the disabled list on Tuesday, per Scott Miller of CBS Sports. Johnson was sidelined with a triceps injury after his April 21 start against the Yankees, but felt good after his latest rehab start." June 01

Toronto Sun "For the Blue Jays to get on a roll, they need their ace to do so, first In that regard, the Jays are still waiting on R.A. Dickey. Dickey, last year’s National League Cy Young winner, has struggled through his opening two months with the Jays — struggled with his health and struggled with..." May 31

Toronto Sun "John Gibbons didn’t know what he would get out of emergency starter Esmil Rogers here on Wednesday night. What he received was a nice surprise. A nice surprise from Rogers followed by better ones from just-called-up relievers Juan Perez and Neil Wagner. Question: Just where have these..." May 30

Toronto Sun "Once the Blue Jays get through Wednesday -- with reliever Esmil Rogers scheduled to make his first major-league start -- the Jays will make a move with third baseman Brett Lawrie. Lawrie sprained his left ankle when he caught it sliding on the second base bag Monday. Initially it looked like..." May 29

Toronto Star "The Blue Jays announced Wednesday they have added third baseman Brett Lawrie to the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle sprain. Lawrie, 23, suffered the injury in Monday’s game against the Atlanta Braves while sliding awkwardly into second base. But rather than call up a third baseman..." May 29

Toronto Sun "When the Blue Jays were constructed this winter the game plan was not to have Thad Weber pitching three consecutive days, especially with the game on the line. Yet, when Brandon Morrow left after only two innings, there was Weber on the mound in the top of the 10th. Casey Janssen and Brad..." May 29

Toronto Sun "Former Blue Jays No. 1 starter Ricky Romero hit rock bottom Monday in his start for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons against the Durham Bulls. Romero, the former "ace" of the Jays staff, lasted just two-thirds of an inning. He allowed eight earned runs on five hits, including one home run. He faced..." May 28

The Globe and Mail "Call it a subtle reminder from the baseball gods. Despite some of the shrill voices out there, what happened with Brett Lawrie on Sunday wasn’t as much of an affront as Ted Lilly refusing to hand over the baseball to John Gibbons on the mound or David Wells throwing it down the third base line..." May 28

TSN.ca "Blue Jays starter Brandon Morrow left Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Braves after just two innings with discomfort in his forearm. Manager John Gibbons said Morrow was taken out as a precaution. "We really didn't want to push it at this point," Gibbons explained. "We're (already) a..." May 28