The Toronto Blue Jays are in a playoff spot. On Saturday evening, they defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3, and thanks to a bunch of help on the out of town scoreboard, the Jays surpassed the Cleveland Guardians for the final wild card spot.
Incredibly, the Toronto Blue Jays would be heading to the playoffs if the season started on Sunday. But there is still work to be done. After beating the Kansas City Royals, 4-3, on Saturday, the Blue Jays (72-71) got over .500 and pulled into a tie for the final AL wild card berth with the Cleveland Guardians, who lost on Saturday.
The Toronto Blue Jays are making a notable change with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for Sunday’s series finale against the Kansas City Royals as they look to complete an important weekend on the road.
All of a sudden, the Toronto Blue Jays are in postseason position. With the Blue Jays’ 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, Toronto officially moved into a tie with the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League Wild Card spot.
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Consider where the Toronto Blue Jays were on the day of the trade deadline. After dropping a game to the Houston Astros that night they found themselves 53-60, 4.5 GB of the third wild-card spot with five teams to leapfrog.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are getting hot at the right time -- and taking advantage of the struggling Kansas City Royals in the process. Aiming for a season-high fifth straight victory, the visiting Blue Jays will look to complete a three-game series sweep of the Royals on Sunday.
Suddenly, no one can cool off the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays won their fourth straight game on Saturday, defeating the Kansas City Royals, 4-3. Toronto moved one game above .500 for the season as Mason Fluharty (6-1) claimed the win and closer Louis Varland recorded his 33rd save.
Kazuma Okamoto's fourth hit of the night went for a tiebreaking, seventh-inning RBI single, and the Toronto Blue Jays made it hold to win their fourth straight, 4-3 over the host Kansas City Royals on Saturday, to move above .500 for the first time since early April.
The Toronto Blue Jays keep finding ways to win. From a 9-2 thumping of the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of their weekend series to scraping out a 4-3 win on Saturday, the Blue Jays’ somewhat promising process now takes a back seat to their even better results.
Okamoto is helping power the surging Blue Jays.
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Saturday that Shane Bieber could throw off a mound as soon as next week, “in a perfect world,” as the right-hander continues to work his way back from a shoulder injury.
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The Toronto Blue Jays just have to keep winning. Since dropping two of three to the Kansas City Royals, the Blue Jays have done just that, winning six of their last seven games.
Don’t look now, but the Toronto Blue Jays are rolling and closing in on an American League Wild Card playoff berth. It wasn’t long ago that Toronto’s season seemed dead in the water as the team was 10 games under .500 heading into the MLB trade deadline.
Just another day, another roster move needed by the Toronto Blue Jays. On Saturday, before game two of their three-game set against the Kansas City Royals, the Blue Jays placed Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. Taillon was removed from Friday night’s 9-2 victory over the Royals after throwing two innings.
The Toronto Blue Jays felt the absence of catcher Alejandro Kirk over two months of the regular season. Kirk has since returned and is playing extremely well over his last 21 games, owning a .316 batting average, .393 on-base percentage and .900 OPS with four home runs and 16 RBIs.
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jameson Taillon is expected to undergo an MRI on his right elbow Saturday after he was removed from Friday's game following two innings with elbow discomfort.
The Toronto Blue Jays have retained some outfield depth. On Saturday morning, per the MLB transaction log, Daz Cameron cleared waivers and was outrighted
No Toronto Blue Jays prospect’s stock has fallen quite like Jake Cook’s this season. The Blue Jays’ third-rounder in 2025 entered this season as one of their better prospects, but has struggled to adjust to professional pitching in his first professional season.
Guerrero hasn't had the season expected from an offensive standpoint following his $500 million contract extension, he's compiled a strong defensive campaign.
Outfielder Daz Cameron has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A, per his MLB.com transactions log. The Blue Jays designated him for assignment on Tuesday.
Just one day after being activated, Blue Jays right-hander Jameson Taillon is likely headed back to the injured list. He exited tonight’s start after just two innings, having allowed one earned run on a solo homer Bobby Witt Jr.
Alejandro Kirk and Ernie Clement had two hits and a pair of RBIs apiece to help the visiting Toronto Blue Jays post a 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
Varland recorded his 32nd save to help seal a 6-3 victory over the Guardians on Thursday.
The 36-year-old struggled with a 6.23 ERA across 45 appearances for the Diamondbacks before being designated for assignment in August.
The Toronto Blue Jays have been waiting all season long for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to come up big with his bat and the first baseman finally delivered.
While he's only had three starts since joining the Toronto Blue Jays, Spencer Arrighetti has been unable to replicate his former dominance.
With rosters expanding on Sept. 1, the Toronto Blue Jays have made several moves ahead of their series opener against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday.
Scherzer had a stellar outing on Sunday and reached a career milestone in the process.
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