https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/3/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/cease-scherzer-sanchez-trends/Welcome to Shape of the Blue Jays, my column where I dig into Statcast numbers to analyze recent pitch shape and swing shape trends for Toronto Blue Jays players and discuss how they have impacted their performance. Quick Hits: Offense The momentum from a season-opening sweep of the...3210Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:54:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-first-week-lessons/No one ever expected the Toronto Blue Jays to go 162–0, but that truth does not make the first week of the season feel any lighter. All these close games, and dropping a couple during the opening stretch against clearly beatable opponents, is not a crisis. Wins do not always come easy, and even...3204Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:51:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/favourites-al-rookie-of-year-okamoto-yesavage/Editor's Note: Bryan originally wrote this article the day before the news broke that Trey Yesavage would start the 2026 season on the injured list. I wasn't sure what to do with it at first, but given the encouraging news about Yesavage’s ramp-up (he'll throw a three-inning simulated game on Fr...3157Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:08:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-milestone-watch/Last year, we looked at nine milestones across four levels of likelihood. Six of them were hit (all of the most likely ones), while the others are now closer to being realized. We also have a few new faces on the squad this year, so let's take a look at who might be putting up some round numbers...3200Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/spencer-miles-debut/Welcome to the big leagues, Spencer Miles. As far as major league debuts go, the Blue Jays have had some memorable ones. J.P. Arencibia hit two home runs in a four-hit performance, Davis Schneider launched one over the Green Monster during an electric opening series, and while Kazuma Okamot...3201Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:10:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/clutch-plays-opening-weekend/Welcome to the inaugural edition of Blue Jays Clutch Plays, a recurring post that highlights the six most pivotal plays (three pitching, three hitting) from the past week of Blue Jays baseball, according to MLB's win probability model. Last year's Blue Jays taught us that a slow start to th...3199Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-season-storylines/The Toronto Blue Jays have begun the 2026 season with a clear goal: to finish what they started last year. This is not a year in which platitudes about process or long-term vision will satisfy anyone paying attention. The roster has been shaped by specific bets, some aggressive, some cautious, a...3193Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:07:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kevin-gausman-record-setting-opening-day/History was made on Friday night during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 3-2 win against the Athletics in their first game of the 2026 MLB season.  Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman struck out 11 Athletics batters, surpassing the previous Opening Day record of nine strikeouts, which was previously achi...3195Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:53:06 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/hot-start-2026-april-schedule-al-east/One hundred sixty-two games stretch across six months, and the rhythms of baseball tend to smooth out early noise. A bad week in April is forgotten by July; a hot stretch can dissolve just as quickly. The sport, more than any other, frowns upon small sample conclusions. The American League...3155Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:13:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bold-predictions-2026/Bold predictions are always a tricky exercise. What feels bold to one person might seem completely reasonable to another. Think back to last season. Predicting a career year for George Springer after a .674 OPS would have raised some eyebrows. Predicting a team that won just 74 games to go...3179Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:57:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/new-pitches-2026/Pitching is an art and a science, but even more so, it's a game of adjustments. Getting ahead and staying ahead of hitters requires constant self-awareness from pitchers with respect to their strategy and plan of attack. Tinkering with one's arsenal can permanently alter the course of one's care...3184Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:33:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/position-analysis-center-field-varsho-straw/Jays Centre is taking a close look at every position on the Toronto Blue Jays heading into the 2026 season. Check out prior entries in the series here: Catcher First Base Second Base Shortstop Third Base Left Field Right Field DH To...3186Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:17:02 +0000