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After retiring from professional baseball earlier this season, former Blue Jays reliever Jay Jackson has found his calling as a mentor on and off the baseball field.

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters

Looking at the Jays’ batters over the last two weeks. Over the past two weeks, the Jays have been 7-5 (it looked much better before the Phillies' weekend sweep).

Will Robertson News / Bluebird Banter / June 16

Taking Wing: Will Robertson

This column focuses mostly on prospects. Today’s subject, Will Robertson, is only tenuously in that category because A) he’s 27 and B) he made his Blue Jays debut last night.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 16

Vancouver Canadians break franchise record with 10th consecutive win

History has been made on the West Coast in the Blue Jays organization. The Vancouver Canadians, the Jays’ high-A affiliate, bested the Spokane Indians by a score of 11-6 yesterday and won their tenth game in a row, setting a new franchise record for consecutive games won.

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John Schneider News / Athlon Sports / June 16

Blue Jays' John Schneider Makes Admission About Phillies After Embarrassing Sweep

After winning five series in a row and coming off a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, the Toronto Blue Jays were riding a wave of momentum into their three-game set at Citizens Bank Park in the City of Brotherly Love against the Philadelphia Phillies.

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The 20 greatest in-game traditions in MLB

Attending a Major League Baseball game can provide memories for all fans. However, in this day and age, that doesn't always come from what happens on the field.

MLB News / Bluejaysnation / June 15

Instant Reaction: Blue Jays swept by Phillies with an 11-4 loss

That was an ugly series. On Sunday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays fell 11-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies, dropping all three games against the National League East team.

Alan Roden News / Larry Brown Sports / June 15

Blue Jays outfielder left a mark from smashing into wall on a catch

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Alan Roden went all-out for a catch on Sunday, and sold out so hard that he actually made an impression on the wall. Roden ran full-speed into the left field wall during the fifth inning of Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 15

Examining the Blue Jays bullpen situation with the incoming returns from the IL

The Toronto Blue Jays‘ bullpen has been a unique case study this season. As a unit, the group ranks second in the league with their 303 strikeouts, and their collective 3.53 ERA has them sitting in ninth spot.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 15

Blue Jays 2024 MLB Draft: Analyzing the top picks from the first five rounds

Major League Baseball’s draft is under two months away, and clubs are preparing to pad their farm systems. The Toronto Blue Jays executed a decently successful draft in 2024, with promising results to come. These prospects will play a significant role in determining the farm system’s ranking mid-season and postseason.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 14

Instant Reaction: Blue Jays’ five series win streak ends with 3-2 loss to Phillies

For the first time since late May, the Toronto Blue Jays have lost two consecutive games. On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies, their first series loss since May 23-25 against the Tampa Bay Rays, when they were swept.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 14

Looking at five Blue Jays’ prospects from the later rounds of the 2024 draft who have impressed

The 2025 draft is under a month away. It’s safe to say that the Toronto Blue Jays got some quality pitchers with their first two picks in the 2024 draft – Trey Yesavage and Khal Stephen.

Toronto Blue Jays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 14

Blue Jays get mixed injury updates on Max Scherzer, Anthony Santander

The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. They are winning games without two of their top veteran players. Both Max Scherzer and Anthony Santander have yet to really walk through the door as Blue Jays.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 14

Braydon Fisher is emerging as a reliable arm in the Blue Jays’ bullpen

June 7th, 2024 – the day the Toronto Blue Jays designated Cavan Biggio for assignment, ending a seven-year tenure with the organization. Five days later, on June 12th, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a double-A reliever by the name of Braydon Fisher.

Max Scherzer News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 14

Max Scherzer’s stern take after rehab start for Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer has had a frustrating season. Scherzer has battled an injured thumb and missed a lot of time for Toronto.

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Toronto Blue Jays Offense Finding Form Over Last 15 Games

The Toronto Blue Jays have shot up the standings over the last two weeks. That is because of the strong performance of their offense. Toronto is 13-2 over that stretch of games.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Bluejaysnation / June 14

3 Blue Jays who have a shot of heading to the All-Star Game

The Blue Jays have been one of the hottest teams in the league with their fifth straight series wins and two series sweeps over the past few weeks. As the team surged well above .500, so did the chances of sending more players to the All-Star game in Atlanta this year.

Bowden Francis News / Field Level Media / June 14

Jays have faith Bowden Francis can rebound vs. Phillies

It's been almost two months since Toronto starter Bowden Francis picked up a victory, but Blue Jays manager John Schneider says he still has trust in the 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander heading into Saturday afternoon's road start against the Philadelphia Phillies.

MLB News / Yardbarker / June 14

Kyle Schwarber shines as Phillies return to form with latest win

Still without Bryce Harper as he recovers from a wrist injury, the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Friday night.

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Max Scherzer News / Field Level Media / June 13

Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (thumb) makes rehab start

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer of the Toronto Blue Jays threw 56 pitches over 4 1/3 innings of a Triple-A rehab start on Friday night as he eyes a return to the majors from a right thumb injury.

Zach Pop News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 13

Zach Pop has chance to make Mariners debut soon

The Mariners announced they’ve selected righty reliever Zach Pop onto the big league roster.

Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer fans four in first triple-A rehab start

Blue Jays prospect Trey Yesavage recovers from shaky first inning in double-A debut

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Toronto Blue Jays News / MLB on ClutchPoints / June 13

Blue Jays’ unsung hero amid recent hot stretch

The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the hottest teams in baseball and are winners of 12 of their last 14 games. Their surge has allowed them to move up the AL East Division, and they are just 4.5 games back of the New York Yankees.

Alejandro Kirk News / Just Baseball / June 12

Alejandro Kirk Has Emerged as MLB’s Second Best Catcher

Few teams have been hotter as of late than the Toronto Blue Jays. The club is 8-2 over their last 10 games and they’ve statistically been the best team in the game since the start of May, per FanGraphs’ WAR.

Nathan Lukes News / Field Level Media / June 11

Jays place OF Nathan Lukes (concussion) on 7-day injured list

The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Nathan Lukes on the seven-day injured list on Wednesday and selected the contract of rookie outfielder Will Robertson from Triple-A Buffalo.

Toronto Blue Jays News / Just Baseball / June 11

5 Underrated Blue Jays Hitting Prospects You Need to Know

The Toronto Blue Jays have a strong presence of young homegrown hitters on their MLB roster thus far in 2025 including names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, and Addison Barger.

Will Robertson News / MLB Trade Rumors / June 11

Blue Jays to promote Will Robertson

The Blue Jays are promoting outfielder Will Robertson to the majors, according to a report from Trevor Hahn of News Tribune Sports. Toronto has space on their 40-man roster, so the only corresponding move needed to bring Robertson into the fold will be one to clear room on the active roster.