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Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Blue Jays Minor League Musings: Canadians’ magic number for NWL Championship Series sits at two

The High-A Vancouver Canadians are on the cusp of booking their ticket to the Northwest League Championship Series. With a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Spokane on Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays’ High-A affiliate’s magic number sits at just two to punch what will likely be their fourth trip to the Championship Series in the five seasons.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / August 31

How Blue Jays Playoff Odds Shifted Before Huge Series vs Guardians

The home stretch of the regular season is here. The Toronto Blue Jays have 24 games left to clinch a playoff spot. Last weekend, the Blue Jays swept the Seattle Mariners, a significant step toward making the postseason a possibility.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Blue Jays: Looking at the candidates to join Buck Martinez in the Hall of Excellence

On Saturday, Buck Martinez became the 12th member of the Toronto Blue Jays’ Hall of Excellence. Formerly named the Level of Excellence, Martinez joined

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Toronto Blue Jays News / Athlon Sports / August 31

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Personal Announcement Made Away From Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is currently doing his best to help his club head back to the MLB playoffs. After sweeping the Seattle Mariners over the weekend, Toronto remains just 1.5 games back of the Cleveland Guardians for the final spot in the American League wild card race.

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Alejandro Kirk News / Athlon Sports / August 31

Former 13-Year MLB Player Sends Message Amid Alejandro Kirk Development

The Toronto Blue Jays are quietly climbing back in the American League playoff picture. At 68-70, they are only a game and a half back of the last Wild Card spot.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

5 Blue Jays storylines to watch the rest of the season

Despite a disappointing season compared to 2025, the Toronto Blue Jays are heading into another meaningful September. While the Blue Jays won’t be able to defend their AL East crown, they could still find their way back into the postseason.

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How many of the 36 MLB pitchers with 2,500 or more strikeouts in the Live-Ball Era (since 1920) can you name in five minutes?

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

3 key series for the Blue Jays in September

Even after a disappointing stretch before the Seattle Mariners’ series, the Toronto Blue Jays are still very much in the playoff race as no team fighting

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Series Recap: Blue Jays sweep Mariners for first sweep in two months

When all hope looked like it disappeared, the ghost of the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays appeared in their most recent series. This past weekend, the Blue Jays hosted the Seattle Mariners in a 2025 American League Championship Series rematch.

Max Scherzer News / Larry Brown Sports / August 31

Max Scherzer shuts down a reporter’s question after his start against the Mariners

Max Scherzer was direct when the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher was asked if his impressive start Sunday against the Seattle Mariners was validating. “No, because I knew,” the future Baseball Hall of Famer said in response to the question, via Sportsnet.

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The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Sam Shaw News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Blue Jays 2026 mid-season top prospect list: No. 32 Sam Shaw

Sam Shaw is one of the best Canadian-born prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays’ system. Production isn’t what the Victoria, British Columbia native lacks since the Blue Jays selected him back in 2023.

Josh Winckowski News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Josh Winckowski makes second rehab start with Single-A Dunedin

An arm in the Toronto Blue Jays organization is making a push to return from injury this season. On Sunday, right-hander Josh Winckowski made his second

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Alejandro Kirk News / Just Baseball / August 31

Alejandro Kirk Is Keeping the Blue Jays in the Race

The Toronto Blue Jays entered the 2026 season as reigning AL Champions thanks to their run to Game 7 of the World Series last year. While most of this season hasn’t gone their way and they’ve performed well under expectations, their recent stretch of games has seen them surge back into the playoff picture.

CJ Van Eyk News / Athlon Sports / August 31

Blue Jays Demote Player After Third Straight Win

CJ Van Eyk’s latest stint with the Toronto Blue Jays came to an end shortly after the club extended its winning streak. Following Toronto’s third consecutive victory, a 7-0 shutout over the Seattle Mariners, the Blue Jays optioned the rookie right-hander back to Triple-A Buffalo.

Joe Mantiply News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Blue Jays’ Joe Mantiply appears in third rehab game with Triple-A Buffalo

The Toronto Blue Jays’ addition to their bullpen when rosters expand appears to be waiting in the wings. On Sunday, Joe Mantiply made his fifth rehab

Luis Robert News / Bluejaysnation / August 31

Examining whether the Blue Jays should claim Luis Robert Jr. off waivers

Since the trade deadline, things have been going a lot better for the Toronto Blue Jays. They’ve crawled themselves back to a spot where they can contend for a wild card spot, sitting a game and a half behind the Cleveland Guardians.

Jose Soriano News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / August 30

Jose Soriano's Problem Can Still Define His Success With the Blue Jays

José Soriano made a small turn toward his left, looked deep into right field and then lowered his head in a slight gesture of frustration. Since Cal Raleigh hit the pitch up and out of the zone, Soriano knew that his fastball had failed again.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / August 30

Max Scherzer reaches milestone after stellar outing against Mariners

Scherzer had a stellar outing on Sunday and reached a career milestone in the process.

Austin Wells makes MLB history in Yankees' blowout win over Red Sox

Yankees facing final ‘question’ for Aaron Judge before his return

Judge injury update fuels return speculation

Twins place slugger Byron Buxton back on IL with hip injury

Orioles manager reacts to Samuel Basallo's dugout outburst

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / August 30

Why Can't The Toronto Blue Jays Generate Early Offense?

The Toronto Blue Jays’ offense as a whole has been largely disappointing this season, and one reason is how slowly they tend to start games. A recent post from Codify Baseball noted that Toronto has scored just 51 first-inning runs, the fewest in MLB.