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Blue Jays: The options for who starts on Opening Day

In the past decade, the Blue Jays have seen eight different starters take the mound for Opening Day. A stretch from 2014-2018 saw a new name each season, before Hyun Jin Ryu got the nod for both 2020 and 2021.

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Which Blue Jays NRI Have the Best Chances at a Roster Spot?

The Toronto Blue Jays have one of the best problems a professional sports team can have: they have their roster pretty much set and there’s not much room for fringe players to break the MLB team out of camp.

Alejandro Kirk News / Bluejaysnation / January 31

Blue Jays: Who is the real Alejandro Kirk?

Alejandro Kirk made his second All-Star appearance in 2025 following two consecutive down years at the plate. His offensive resurgence and continued defensive

Tyler Heineman News / Bluejaysnation / January 31

Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Tyler Heineman emerged as one of the best backup catchers

The Toronto Blue Jays have the best backup catcher in the league. This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual 40-man roster review ahead of the new season. If you missed the most recent article, we looked at Louis Varland.

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The 'MLB active doubles leaders' quiz

How many of the active MLB players with 300 or more doubles in their career can you name in five minutes?

The '2025 MLB hits leaders' quiz

The 'Cleveland's 1997 World Series roster' quiz

The 'Most multi-HR games by MLB team' quiz

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

Intriguing Blue Jays Pitching Prospect Has Plenty to Prove This Season

Sometimes an organization like the Toronto Blue Jays drafts a can’t-miss kind of player and it times time for them to hit the target. It can be talent.

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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / January 31

Blue Jays: A quick overview of off-season activities so far

As we move closer to Spring Training, the Toronto Blue Jays roster is looking more and more official. Were all their offseason concerns attended to? How did their offseason match-up to their World Series rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, or any of the other big market teams out there?

Daulton Varsho News / Athlon Sports / January 31

MLB Announces Daulton Varsho Honor Ahead of 4th Blue Jays Season

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Daulton Varsho became a star during Toronto's incredible postseason run in 2025. As the Blue Jays won the American League pennant for the first time in over three decades, Varsho became a sensation among fans of the franchise.

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

Realistic Timeline of How Close Blue Jays Are to Another World Series

When the Toronto Blue Jays won their second consecutive World Series title in 1993 against the Philadelphia Phillies, they didn't know how long it would be before they returned to the highly touted championship series.

Trey Yesavage News / Athlon Sports / January 30

Blue Jays Share Trey Yesavage Honor Ahead of 2nd MLB Season

The Toronto Blue Jays featured one of the league’s deepest teams heading into the 2026 MLB season. While the lineup is headlined by first basemanVladimir Guerrero Jr.

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

Blue Jays Shockingly Connected to Another Top Free Agent Starting Pitcher

The Toronto Blue Jays entered the offseason looking to make a significant splash offensively, however they have been unable to do that to this point after their pursuit of Kyle Tucker heartbreakingly fell short.

Trey Yesavage News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / January 30

Blue Jays Star Trey Yesavage Reveals How He Coped with World Series Heartbreak

The Toronto Blue Jays suffered the kind of heartbreaking defeat that takes years, even a full lifetime for some, to get over in Game 7 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / January 30

Report: Blue Jays’ Silvano Hechavarria won’t play for Cuba at 2026 WBC

Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Silvano Hechavarria will no longer participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Francys Romero of Beisbol FR reported on Thursday.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / January 30

Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Louis Varland set for his first full season with Toronto

Louis Varland is going to be a Toronto Blue Jay for a very long time. This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual 40-man roster review ahead of the new season. If you missed the most recent article, we looked at Ernie Clement.

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The 'Super Bowl host cities' quiz

The 'Most TD in first two NFL seasons' quiz

The '100-yards + TD Conference Champ games' quiz

The '14-win NFL quarterbacks' quiz

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

Four Way-Too-Early Bold Predictions for Blue Jays Ahead of 2026 Season

The Toronto Blue Jays are looking to earn another shot at reaching the postseason and beyond this year. Their offseason moves in free agency and the trade market have been aggressive—it's encouraging to see.

Yariel Rodriguez News / Bluejaysnation / January 29

Blue Jays: Yariel Rodriguez confirmed to pitch for Team Cuba at the World Baseball Classic

The rumours have been swirling for over a week now, but the official word has come down from the Toronto Blue Jays: right-hander Yariel Rodriguez will be pitching for Team Cuba at the World Baseball Classic later this spring.

RJ Schreck News / Bluejaysnation / January 29

Blue Jays: Keep an eye on RJ Schreck this Spring

As Spring Training approaches, the Blue Jays outfield appears set. Daulton Varsho and Anthony Santander are currently slated as part of the Opening Day

Tyler Rogers News / Bluejaysnation / January 29

How the Blue Jays could deploy Tyler Rogers in 2026

After signing the funkiest relief pitcher in baseball this offseason – ground-scraping submariner Tyler Rogers – the Toronto Blue Jays will have unique opportunities to deploy him in 2026. Rogers is atypical of a modern reliever in many ways.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / January 29

Blue Jays Big League Success Comes at Cost of Fading Farm System

The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off an incredible run in the postseason. The Blue Jays ended up losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games, but there is a lot of reason for hope north of the border.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Toronto Blue Jays on SI / January 29

Window Hasn't Fully Closed on Blue Jays' Reunion with World Series Starter

With some major additions and departures this offseason, the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays promise to look quite a bit different than the 2025 group that came so agonizingly close to a World Series victory.

Trey Yesavage News / MLB on ClutchPoints / January 29

How Blue Jays’ Trey Yesavage dealt with ‘heartbreaking’ World Series loss

Trey Yesavage and the Toronto Blue Jays were one win away from taking home a World Series title in 2025. The breakout star has spent all offseason dwelling on the Game 7 loss.

Ernie Clement News / Bluejaysnation / January 29

Blue Jays 2026 40-man Roster Review: Ernie Clement established himself as an everyday player

It’s been a long time since the Toronto Blue Jays found a diamond in the rough like Ernie Clement. This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual 40-man roster review ahead of the new season.

MLB News / Yardbarker / January 28

Braves reportedly eyeing pair of veteran pitchers

Although the Atlanta Braves have been active this offseason, their starting rotation remains untouched. That may change in the coming days.

Eugenio Suarez linked to three teams in MLB free agency

Predicting destinations for top five remaining MLB free agents

Three losers of the 2025-26 MLB offseason

25 current MLB players who will end up in the Hall of Very Good

The '2026 MLB managers' quiz

Toronto Blue Jays News / Just Baseball / January 28

How Should the Blue Jays Address Their Budding Surplus?

It’s already evident that the 2026 Toronto Blue Jays will have a very different look to them than last year’s team. Now that we have a clearer picture of what next season might look like, how can the team address some needs while remaining competitive?

Gabe Klobosits News / MLB Trade Rumors / January 26

Cubs To Sign Gabe Klobosits To Minor League Deal

The Cubs and right-hander Gabe Klobosits have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Ari Alexander of 7News Boston. It wasn’t specified whether or not the righty would receive an invite to big league camp in spring training.