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Blue Jays Injury Updates: George Springer, Addison Barger resume baseball activities

More positive injury news has arrived for the Toronto Blue Jays, and they can use every ounce of it right now. Prior to Thursday’s 2-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, manager John Schneider provided an encouraging update on George Springer (left big toe fracture), who has resumed baseball activities while on the road with the team.

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Blue Jays’ prospect Juan Sanchez promoted to Single-A

The Dunedin Blue Jays are becoming a must watch team. On Thursday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays’ Single-A team announced that one of the organization’s top prospects, Juan Sanchez, has been promoted to the team.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. News / Athlon Sports / April 16

Blue Jays Announce Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Move After 17 Games

The Toronto Blue Jays season is off to a disappointing start. Entering Thursday’s series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto owns a 7-10 record and sits in fourth place in the American League East.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 16

Blue Jays Gameday (April 16): Toronto looks to salvage series versus Brewers

The Toronto Blue Jays can’t seem to catch a break right now, and they’ll need to summon something this afternoon to avoid dropping a fifth straight series they’ve had every reason to win.

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The 'Active 200-K MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the active MLB pitchers with at least one 200-strikeout season on their resume can you name in six minutes?

The 'Four-HR MLB games' quiz

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Toronto Blue Jays News / Athlon Sports / April 16

Blue Jays’ John Schneider Announces George Springer Update Before Brewers Game

The Toronto Blue Jays continue their road trip Thursday with a chance to secure a series win over the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Entering the game with a 7-10 record, Toronto is also managing a growing list of injuries that has tested the club’s lineup depth.

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25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Trey Yesavage News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 16

Blue Jays Face Next Steps After Trey Yesavage’s Latest Rehab Stint

There are no reports of Trey Yesavabe re-aggravating his shoulder injury after his start on Wednesday afternoon, which is fantastic news. The only problem is that Triple-A hitters lit him up.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Instant Reaction: Brewers score two late runs to beat the Blue Jays 2-1 in a pitcher’s duel

Wednesday’s matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers featured premier pitching all around, the complete opposite of the outcome the prior night when the Jays won 9-7 due to late offence.

Jeff Hoffman News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays: Jeff Hoffman pitching better than his numbers suggest

The Blue Jays’ 9-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night wasn’t without some late-game dramatics, as the team overcame a blown save from Jeff Hoffman to win in extra innings. The blown save was Hoffman’s third of the season already.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Karson Ligon is a sleeper arm in the Blue Jays farm system

Draft and development. The key to any and all successful and sustainable winners. Something that had eluded the Blue Jays for over a decade until the last couple of years.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays Gameday (April 15): Toronto looks to win first series since March

The Toronto Blue Jays are starting to look like themselves, despite the plethora of injuries. Tuesday’s series opener was a staple victory, something you’d see the 2025 Blue Jays do all the time.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays: 5 prospects off to a strong start in 2026

The 2026 minor league season is off and running. Last week was the first full week that the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, High-A Vancouver Canadians, and Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays played.

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The 'Multiple 200 three-pointer seasons' quiz

The 'Most 25-PPG NBA seasons' quiz

The 'Three-point leaders by NBA season' quiz

The 'Five 3's off the bench games' quiz

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays farm system notes (April 14): JoJo Parker hits first professional home run

The Toronto Blue Jays’ farm system is off to a good start. After Tuesday’s slate of games, only the Vancouver Canadians have a losing record, as they are 2-8.

Trey Yesavage News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays: Trey Yesavage gives up two home runs, strikes out five in latest rehab outing

It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays could get Trey Yesavage back sooner rather than later. On Wednesday afternoon, the 22-year-old made his third rehab appearance, this time with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 15

Blue Jays Might Have Foreshadowed Future Closer Plans With Recent Bullpen Move

Tuesday night's 9-7 10-inning road win for the Toronto Blue Jays over the Milwaukee Brewers had a little bit of everything - an early pitcher's duel between Kevin Gausman and Jacob Misiorowski, lead changes, lots of offense and plenty of late inning excitement.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 15

Blue Jays Set Two Huge Rehab Assignment Dates for Injured Pitchers

The Toronto Blue Jays have been dealing with injuries since before the regular season started. On Tuesday they revealed some encouraging news about two injured pitchers.

Kevin Gausman News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 15

Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman reveals what has surprised him most about MLB’s ABS system

MLB implemented the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system this season after testing it at the minor league level. After many were not entirely sure how well it would operate in the majors, it sounds like there is at least one aspect of the ABS that caught Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman completely by surprise.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 15

Blue Jays’ Davis Schneider is leaning into his biggest strength again: ‘Doing some damage’

Davis Schneider doesn’t step up to the plate looking to put the ball in play any way he can. That’s not who he is as a hitter. He’s trying to punch the opposing pitcher in the mouth — and he landed quite the impressive blow in Tuesday’s chaotic, topsy-turvy 9-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings.

MLB News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 15

Blue Jays Linked to Another Trade Target in Red Hot Angels Ace Pitcher

The Toronto Blue Jays are trying to get things back on track after a rough start to the year has been marked by a seemingly endless amount of injuries and cold offense.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / April 15

Jeff Hoffman's continued struggles show why Louis Varland should take Blue Jays' closer role

The Toronto Blue Jays' closer situation continues to signal a change.

The 'Most 250-K MLB seasons' quiz

Toronto Blue Jays News / Athlon Sports / April 14

Blue Jays' John Schneider Shares George Springer Injury Update Before Brewers Game

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider updated fans on outfielder George Springer's condition following an injury, saying that Springer is doing much better and hopes to see him off the injured list as soon as possible.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / April 14

Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage could soon make return to rotation

Having Yesavage return to the rotation would lift a huge weight off a Blue Jays rotation that's been struggling.

Blue Jays need Kazuma Okamoto to bring more power in the lineup

Blue Jays' JoJo Parker finding his rhythm in Dunedin

The '200-win, 3K-strikeout pitchers' quiz

Kazuma Okamoto News / Yardbarker / April 14

Blue Jays need Kazuma Okamoto to bring more power in the lineup

The 29-year-old has two home runs, but has encountered difficulties with consistency at the plate.

The 'ALCS MVPs' quiz

Austin Voth News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 14

Blue Jays Re-Sign Austin Voth To Minor League Deal

The Blue Jays brought right-hander Austin Voth back on a minor league deal, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. He’d elected free agency last week after being designated for assignment.

Josh Fleming News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 13

Blue Jays Re-Sign Josh Fleming On Minor League Deal

The Blue Jays are re-signing left-hander Josh Fleming on a minor league deal, as Mitch Bannon of The Athletic has reported. Fleming previously signed Fleming to a minor league deal in February and briefly called him up before designating him for assignment last week, at which point he elected free agency.