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For the second straight Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays had a split-squad game. Unlike last Sunday, the Blue Jays won one of the games, while the other game was a tie.
You may not know it, but there’s a curse brewing for the Blue Jays. Let me take you back April 1, 2021. The Blue Jays are in New York to take on the Yankees with Hyun Jin Ryu as their opening day starter.
The Jays are now on a two-game win streak. On Tuesday afternoon, the Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 in Spring Training action to move their record to .500, or 9-9.
That’s now two straight wins for the Toronto Blue Jays! On Tuesday afternoon, the Jays hosted the New York Yankees in Dunedin, defeating their division rival 8-1.
For the first time this Spring Training, the Toronto Blue Jays have won back-to-back games. On Friday afternoon, the team hosted the New York Yankees in Dunedin, defeating the Bronx Bombers 2-1, which brought their Spring Training record to 5-8.
Spring Training continues for the Blue Jays, who are fresh off a solid 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Today, they’ll face the Marcus Stroman-led Marcus Stroman.
The Blue Jays are back in the win column! On Thursday evening, the Toronto Blue Jays headed to Lakeland, Florida, to take on the Detroit Tigers. After blowing a lead late in Tuesday’s game, the Jays held on to win 5-4 against the Tigers.
What’s supposed to be the most clear strength for the Blue Jays is suddenly a question mark. Alek Manoah was roughed up for four earned runs in his first Grapefruit League start last week and missed his next outing because of shoulder soreness.
Another day, another loss, but this game was a lot more fun, so that’s got to count for something. On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays hosted Atlanta in Dunedin, falling to the 2021 World Series Champions 6-2, bringing their Spring Training record to 2-6.
The Hound is back on the mound. Chris Bassitt and the Toronto Blue Jays will lineup against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday afternoon, as Toronto gets into the thick of their Spring Training schedule. It marks Bassitt’s second appearance, having thrown three scoreless innings already in which he allowed one run.
The Toronto Blue Jays have a ton of starting pitching depth. It’s the start of Spring Training, so there are, of course, a ton of interesting quotes surrounding the camp.
The Blue Jays’ starting rotation was excellent last season. A big reason for that was because of Chris Bassitt, who was great in his first season as a Blue Jay.
A one-time All-Star starting pitcher explained why he would like to see Mike Trout traded, and even had a specific team in mind.
A year ago, the Blue Jays did something. On December 16, 2022, the Blue Jays signed Chris Bassitt to a three-year deal, worth $63 million, or $21 million a season.
Starting pitchers rarely like it when they are pulled from a game, but Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Chris Bassitt at least understood the move manager John Schneider made Wednesday against the Houston Astros.
The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees had a notable flashpoint earlier in May over Aaron Judge getting information on tipped pitches from the bench.
Tonight we have a lighter schedule in the majors. There are a couple of day games too, so the pickings were not as robust as they are most days. Let's pick some winners, though.
The Toronto Blue Jays gave starting pitcher Chris Bassitt a three-year, $63 million deal this offseason to upgrade their starting rotation, but he did not have a promising debut with his new team on Sunday.
Chris Bassitt agreed to a three-year, $63M deal with the Blue Jays earlier this week, but Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports that the Padres were in on the bidding and were one of the finalists.
Chris Bassitt has been among the most-underrated pitchers in baseball over the past two seasons, combining to win 27 of 40 decisions while posting a 3.29 ERA and 1.10 WHIP during that span.
Checking in on Bassitt would track with the Giants’ general interest in starting pitching this winter.
This might impact the chances of a reunion between Bassitt and the Mets.
The Red Sox are in an interesting situation heading into free agency this winter.
Starting pitching is always in high demand, and Bassitt figures to garner plenty of interest in the weeks and months to come.
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