https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/47/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/hitters-of-the-month-may-2025/May was an up-and-down month for Blue Jays hitters. After an ice-cold April in which the Jays were among the worst power-hitting teams in the sport, the bats turned the page, finding their home run stroke early in May. But just as it seemed the offence had settled into the season, a six-game roa...2507Mon, 02 Jun 2025 19:51:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/milestone-bo-bichette-100-home-runs/In my pre-season milestone watch, I tagged Bo Bichette’s 100th home run as “likely to happen.” His four home runs in 2024 were a career low, but after the injuries he battled through last season, his power coming back (and especially the power outburst we’re seeing right now) wasn’t a guarantee....2506Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:35:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/chris-bassitt-new-toy-splitter/On Friday, Chris Bassitt took the mound against the Athletics, his team from 2015 to 2021. His final year with the A’s was arguably the best he's ever had. He went 12-4 with a 3.15 ERA. He was an All-Star for the first (and so far only) time. His 4.0 Baseball Reference WAR ranked eighth among AL...2500Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:51:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/statcast-new-swing-metrics-blue-jays/The Blue Jays’ offense exploded for a 12-0 victory over the Athletics on Thursday. Everyone in the starting lineup reached base at least once. Altogether, the Jays went 18-for-41 (.439) with five walks, three doubles, and four home runs. They struck out just three times.  It wasn’t Toronto’...2499Fri, 30 May 2025 19:12:20 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/andres-gimenez-return-ernie-clement/Trading for Andrés Giménez was the first real impact move the Blue Jays made this past offseason, acquiring him and RHP Nick Sandlin from the Guardians in exchange for Spencer Horwitz and outfield prospect Nick Mitchell. The Blue Jays acquiring Giménez really shouldn't have come as too much...2496Thu, 29 May 2025 15:01:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bo-bichette-no-longer-lefty-masher/On Wednesday, May 21, Will Harris posted a table on Bluesky that showed Bo Bichette had the lowest OPS (.434 as of May 21) among batters with at least 100 plate appearances against left-handed pitchers since 2024. Considering that before the 2024 season, Bichette posted a career .908 OPS and 147...2494Wed, 28 May 2025 11:51:05 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bowden-francise-cant-keep-ball-in-yard/No pitcher in baseball has given up more home runs at this point in the season than Bowden Francis (15). Through ten starts, he’s given up homers in eight games and multiples in four of those. With the usual caveat of small sample size tucked squarely under my arm, I went back and looked at all...2482Tue, 27 May 2025 14:31:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/big-shoes-to-fill-can-yariel-rodr%C3%ADguez-step-up-in-yimi-garc%C3%ADas-absence-r2491/Yimi García, one of the most trusted relievers in the Blue Jays bullpen, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday with an impingement in his right shoulder. There’s not a whole lot of information about his timeline to return, although the hope is that his absence won’t last long. Still,...2491Tue, 27 May 2025 12:55:04 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/trusted-yimi-garcia-shoulder-injury/The Blue Jays spent more money upgrading their bullpen over the 2024-25 offseason than any other AL team; only the Dodgers outspent the Jays on free agent relievers. It wasn’t hard to understand why. Blue Jays relievers had the highest ERA and the lowest strikeout rate in the Junior Circuit last...2492Tue, 27 May 2025 10:52:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-outfield-wizard-r2488/Daulton Varsho returned from the injured list on April 29 following offseason shoulder surgery and has been absolutely mashing the ball. He leads the team in slugging and is tied for the lead in home runs and triples. The offensive outburst is as welcome as it is surprising, but that’s not what...2488Mon, 26 May 2025 14:37:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-in-review-tale-two-series/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/19 through Sun, 5/25 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 25-27) Run Differential Last Week: +1 (Overall: -27) Standings: Fourth Place in AL East (7.0 GB), 12th in AL (3.0 GB of Third Wild Card) Last Week’s Results Game 47: SD 0 - TOR 3 Bassitt: 6.0 IP, 4...2490Mon, 26 May 2025 13:11:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/straws-on-second-r2489/In the bottom of the sixth inning on Sunday, Myles Straw made a terrific catch. With two outs, Rays batter Chandler Simpson lined a Paxton Schultz fastball to shallow center field. Straw made the sliding grab look easy, but, of course, it wasn’t. Even a slightly slower outfielder would have...2489Mon, 26 May 2025 10:57:01 +0000