https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/27/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/top-prospect-trey-yesavage-starting-tonight/Trey Yesavage threw his first professional pitch for the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays on April 8, 2025. One hundred and sixty days later, he's getting ready to throw his first major league pitch for the Toronto Blue Jays. At some point in the next six hours, the Blue Jays will officially select hi...2730Mon, 15 Sep 2025 17:10:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-review-strong-week-jays-on-top-american-league/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/8 through Sun, 9/14 *** Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 87-62) Run Differential Last Week: +21 (Overall: +86) Standings: First Place in AL East (4.0 games up on NYY), First in AL (2.5 games up on DET) Last Week’s Results Game 144: HOU 3  - TOR 4 (10) Bieb...2729Mon, 15 Sep 2025 13:13:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/is-the-blue-jays-defence-slipping-just-when-it-matters-the-most-r2727/As of September 10, according to the Fielding Run Value metric (“FRV”), the Toronto Blue Jays have MLB’s best defence with a +40 FRV. However, Toronto’s relative ranking slipped after June. By June 30, Toronto’s defence posted a 36 FRV in 748 innings, 17 FRV units better than the next best team...2727Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:58:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kevin-gausman-best-start-career/Fifty-five fastballs, thirty-seven splitters, and eight sliders. Those 100 pitches were all it took for Kevin Gausman to sit down 27 Astros on Thursday afternoon. He struck out nine and faced just three batters over the minimum as he led the Blue Jays to a 6-0 victory and a satisfying series win...2726Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:10:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/tough-competition-team-gold-glove-award/The Gold Glove Team Award was introduced in 2020 to recognize, in the words of Rawlings, “the best team defense over the course of the regular season.”  Unlike the individual Gold Gloves, this award is determined solely by the SABR Defensive Index (SDI). The exact formula for the SDI is not...2725Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:54:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/end-of-season-mlb-awards-update/With less than three weeks left to play in the regular season, most of the major end-of-year awards are still up for grabs – and plenty of Blue Jays are in the running. I've sorted all of Toronto's award candidates into five tiers: Likely Winners, Strong Contenders, In the Running, It's Possible...2720Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:53:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bo-bichette-injured-list-affect-blue-jays/The Toronto Blue Jays have entered the final weeks of the season. They hold a narrow lead over the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the AL East. Teams hope to be at their best for the final push, but the Blue Jays recently suffered a massive blow. On Saturday, star shortstop Bo Bichette su...2722Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:50:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/magic-numbers-math-mlb-playoffs/Sports writers and fans frequently refer to the “magic number” of a playoff-bound team as a simple measure of how close the team is to clinching a playoff position (or a divisional championship). This represents the number of wins (by the leading team) or losses (by the next-closest competitor)...2721Wed, 10 Sep 2025 18:45:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-power-surge-sustainable/During the first half of this season, Daulton Varsho played in only 24 games due to a hamstring injury, missing most of April and all of June and July. In 100 plate appearances, he scored 14 runs, hit eight home runs, and drove in 20, but struggled to get on base, posting a .207/.240/.543 slash...2719Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/george-springer-nearly-36-year-old-better-than-ever/George Springer's career has been defined by big moments and loud contact. He has a reputation as one of the game's brightest stars. In other words, he’s not new to the spotlight. Just take a look at his resume. He’s a four-time All-Star and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He was also a...2717Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:59:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-in-review-calendar-flips-september-still-number-one/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/1 through Sun, 9/7 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 82-61) Run Differential Last Week: +10 (Overall: + 65) Standings: First Place in AL East (2.0 Games Up on NYY), First in AL (0.5 game up on DET) Last Week’s Results Game 138: CIN 5 - TOR 4 Bassitt: 6...2716Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:34:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/most-well-rounded-team-al-postseason-race/The Wild Card Series will begin September 30, but there's still much to fight for. The Blue Jays and Astros have slim leads in their divisions, while the Tigers seem to have secured the AL Central. The race for the top two seeds, which come with first-round byes, remains close. For most of...2715Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:54:02 +0000