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Blue Jays: Identifying Jeff Hoffman’s current issues and what comes next

Among the injuries and concerns surrounding the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays, another brewing issue has surfaced. Jeff Hoffman has reached a low point in performance, and the closer role is now in question.

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Blue Jays Gameday (April 20th): Toronto begins three-game series with Angels in final stop of road trip

This road trip hasn’t been great for the Toronto Blue Jays, but there’s still a way to salvage it. The Blue Jays’ final stop on this nine-day road trip is in Anaheim, taking on the Los Angeles Angels.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 20

Blue Jays: Unpacking the changes Jesús Sánchez has made at the plate

The Toronto Blue Jays had a pretty good idea of what they were getting when they acquired Jesús Sánchez from the Houston Astros in exchange for Joey Loperfido a few weeks before the 2026 season began.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / April 20

Blue Jays: 3 takeaways from the Diamondbacks series

The Toronto Blue Jays have lost six consecutive series for the first time since 2012 after dropping two of three against the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend. The first two games were more of the same for the Blue Jays: solid starting pitching, anemic hitting, and late-inning meltdowns.

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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

The 'American League Rookies of the Year' quiz

The 'Most 7-strikeout World Series games' quiz

Sean Keys News / Bluejaysnation / April 20

Blue Jays: Sean Keys and three others win Player of the Week honours

The Toronto Blue Jays’ farm system is in good shape. Tuesday marks the beginning of the fifth series for Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, and the fourth series for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, High-A Vancouver Canadians, and Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays.

MLB News / Yardbarker

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.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / April 20

Ernie Clement proving to be a spark plug for Blue Jays

Clement has picked up right where he left off in the 2025 postseason.

Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman cruising as a bona fide ace

Blue Jays score 8 runs in first in rout of Diamondbacks

Blue Jays in tough spot with closer Jeff Hoffman

The 'MLB 2025 multi-hit game leaders' quiz

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 20

The series against the Angels is where the 2025 Blue Jays began to turn their season around

The Toronto Blue Jays aren’t having a good start to their season. It may be hard to remember given how it ended, but their start to the 2025 season wasn’t much better.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / April 20

Series Recap: Blue Jays drop another series but took positive steps in the finale against the Diamondbacks

The Toronto Blue Jays’ series losing streak now sits at six. They haven’t won a series since the season opener against the Athletics back in late March.

Daulton Varsho News / Athlon Sports / April 20

Blue Jays’ Daulton Varsho Shares Injury Update Before Angels Game

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a 10-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, led by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Viral Sports News / April 20

Blue Jays Predicted to Make Bombshell Trade After Brutal Start to Season

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten off to a disappointing 8-13 beginning to the 2026 campaign, prompting early chatter about potential moves ahead of the trade deadline.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 20

Blue Jays May Need to Make Trade for This Superstar Ace to Save Rotation

The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a fairly tough start to the year, entering the new week five games below .500 and struggling to find any sort of consistency here over this first month.

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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.

MLB News / Fastball on SI / April 20

Blue Jays, Mets Top MLB’s Early-Season Surprises

The Toronto Blue Jays have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 Major League Baseball season so far, and not in a positive way. Toronto won 94 games in 2025 and finished atop the American League East standings and moved to face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 20

Blue Jays Offense Explodes for Much Needed Big Inning vs. Diamondbacks

The Toronto Blue Jays were one of the American League favorites coming into the season after leaving 2025 with an AL pennant. The team added to its rotation, upgrading what looked like one of their bigger weaknesses with an explosive offense to back it up.

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The 'NBA minutes-per-game leaders' quiz

The 'Stanley Cup Playoff hat-tricks' quiz

The 'Most NBA-debut points by NBA team' quiz

The 'Multiple 200 three-pointer seasons' quiz

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. News / Athlon Sports / April 19

Blue Jays Make Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Announcement After Diamondbacks Game

Toronto Blue Jaysfirst basemanVladimir Guerrero Jr. has had a phenomenal career in Major League Baseball thus far. Playing in his eighth year in the majors, Guerrero has put up a career slash line of .289/.367/.494 with an OPS of .860, totaling 184 home runs.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / April 20

Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman cruising as a bona fide ace

Gausman earned his first win of the season in the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Blue Jays score 8 runs in first in rout of Diamondbacks

Blue Jays in tough spot with closer Jeff Hoffman

Blue Jays prospect Charles McAdoo is knocking on door for MLB call-up

The 'Active 200-K MLB seasons' quiz

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 19

Blue Jays score 8 runs in first in rout of Diamondbacks

Kazuma Okamoto homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Nathan Lukes had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / April 19

Blue Jays' Andrés Giménez Has Move Value Than Some Realize

The Toronto Blue Jays brought in some big time players in Dylan Cease and Kazumo Okamoto this offseason, but they did suffer a big loss in Bo Bichette.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / April 19

Instant Reaction: Blue Jays snap losing skid with 10-4 victory over Diamondbacks

The Toronto Blue Jays are finally back in the win column. On Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays played the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, defeating the National League team 10-4 thanks to a high-scoring first inning.

MLB News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 19

Blue Jays tie bonkers franchise record with 8-run 1st inning vs. Diamondbacks

The Toronto Blue Jays hope to return to the World Series in 2026. If they play consistently like they started on Sunday, it is likely they will do that.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / April 19

Blue Jays: There is no better time for Myles Straw to be finding his groove at the plate

With a dull vibe being emitted from a 7-13 start to the 2026 season for the Blue Jays, there is a bit of a bright spot coming from Myles Straw, who fittingly has “Mr.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Yardbarker / April 19

Blue Jays in tough spot with closer Jeff Hoffman

Although Saturday's appearance was not a save situation for Hoffman, the result was all too familiar.

Blue Jays prospect Charles McAdoo is knocking on door for MLB call-up

The 'ALCS MVPs' quiz

Toronto Blue Jays News / Fastball on SI / April 19

Red-Hot Dylan Cease, Kevin Gausman Make Unlucky MLB History

There are few teams in Major League Baseball who have had a more disastrous start to the 2026 campaign than the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays entered the day on Sunday tied with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals for the fewest wins in the American League with just seven.