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Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays ROSTER MOVES: LHP Robbie Ray activated from 10-day IL OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. activated from COVID-related IL INF Santiago Espinal optioned to Alternate Training Site RHP Joel Payamps optioned to Alternate Training Site

Ben Wagner @benwag247 Luis Rivera was HOT at the 3B ump. He thought that was a balk.

Bob Nightengale @BNightengale The #MLB All-Star Game will be played at Dodger Stadium in 2022 and in Philadelphia in 2026, so MLB still seeking bids for 2023-2024-2025 with the #Rangers, #Cubs, #BlueJays, #Orioles and Atlanta strongly in the mix.

Mark Feinsand @Feinsand Official: The Yankees have acquired INF Rougned Odor and cash considerations from the Rangers in exchange for minor league OFs Antonio Cabello and Josh Stowers.

Sportsnet Stats @SNstats Most strikeouts in #WeAreBlueJays debut David Price: Aug 3, 2015: 11 Steven Matz: Monday: 9 Roger Clemens: Apr 2, 1997: 9

Chris Black @DownToBlack Gerrit Cole has given up 881 hits in his big league career.... The one Vlad Guerrero just hit was the hardest (114.1) basehit Cole has ever given up.

Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi #BlueJays announce that they'll stage May 14-24 homestand featuring Phillies, Red Sox and Rays at TD Ballpark in Dunedin. Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi The #BlueJays have also pushed their weeknight home from 6:37 to 7:07 starts. Saturday home dates go from 3:07 to 7:07. Sunday's remain at 1:07. Getaway home dates move from 3:07 to 1:07 Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi Team adds no decision on June 1-6 homestand vs Marlins and Astros, and is still prioritizing Toronto. "The club has been actively working through plans for what a safe return to Rogers Centre would look like, while also scenario planning alternatives in Dunedin and Buffalo"

Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays OFFICIAL: We have revised our home game times for the first three homestands of the 2021 season, and will play the third homestand at TD Ballpark in Dunedin.

Sportsnet PR @SportsnetPR PLAY BALL! @Sportsnet Announces @BlueJays 2021 Regular Season Broadcast Schedule Full Details http://sprtsnt.ca/39siLXs #BlueJaysonSN

Shi Davidi @ShiDavidi Am hearing George Springer's MRI reaffirmed that he's progressing well from his Grade 2 oblique strain, but the thinking is that he's unlikely for opening day at this point. Still, #BlueJays will make a last-minute decision before placing him on IL

Toronto Blue Jays @BlueJays OFFICIAL: We've granted LHP Francisco Liriano his unconditional release. He's now a free agent.

Marc Topkin @TBTimes_Rays BREAKING: #Rays reliever Nick Anderson has partial tear of elbow ligament, likely to be out past All-Star break, no surgery recommend

Hazel Mae @thehazelmae Sportsnet adding tomorrow’s Phillies vs #BlueJays to their spring training tv broadcast and radio Fan 590 schedule at 630pm ET - Jays Talk to follow

Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN Numbers that leap off the page: The Jays' Tyler Chatwood this spring... 7 innings 1 hit 0 runs 5 strikeouts ZERO walks

Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN Hey everyone (and by everyone, I specifically mean Blue Jays fans in this case), I thought, with Buck and Tabby calling the game today, and with me getting a bunch of questions about this, it might be a good time for a thread on some of the particulars for... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ..our broadcasts this season. If you're the kind of person who is into behind the scenes broadcasting stuff, this thread is for you! If you're not, no offence taken. So...with the Jays being the only team facing a border issue, our crew has some unique challenges as well... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN Here's how things will start off. As long as the Jays are playing home games in Dunedin, Buck and Tabby will call those games from TD ballpark down there. I'll call the road games, with either Buck or Tabby. I'll call them from a studio at Sportsnet, and Buck/Tabby will... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ...have a setup in their homes for those games. So this will take a bit of getting used to, since, other than the Dunedin games, we won't be at the park, and the 2 announcers won't be in the same place. I did this on college basketball for ESPN this winter, and it's doable, and.. Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ...we have an AMAZING crew of people making sure all the technology will work. We'll get it all sorted out and the games will soon sound just like they did last year, when Buck and I called the games from the Tim and Sid studio. Things will change, of course, when... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ....the Jays move to Buffalo or Toronto. Both scenarios would require us to juggle the plan because of the challenges Covid/travel presents. So as you can see, there's a lot going on, but nothing that can't be figured out. In terms of simulcasting.... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ...we have had several conversations, both internally within our crew, and with management, about the two distinct audiences and differences between calling games on TV and radio, and... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ...I promise you we are going to do the best we can for both groups. It will take a bit of time to try to find the proper balance, but we will give it our best. Hang with us while we figure some things out as we go. There's a lot... Dan Shulman @DShulman_ESPN ...to be excited about this season, and I hope you're looking forward to it as much as we are. Enjoy today's game with Buck and Tabby and I will see you Opening Day. (Sorry this was so long)

Scott Mitchell @ScottyMitchTSN Alejandro Kirk simply can’t stop, won’t stop hitting. 2018 Appy League: .354/.443/.558 2019 A-/A+: .290/.403/.465 2020 spring: .500/.667/.875 2020 MLB debut: .375/.400/.583 2021 spring: .375/.421/.750 Not just an MLB-ready bat, it’s a special one. The glove is good enough.

Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnicholsonsmith Asked by @SNJeffBlair & @richarddeitsch on @FAN590 about Thomas Hatch, GM Ross Atkins said “everything is mild in nature” based on what #BlueJays know. Hatch will rest for a week & Jays will gather more info, but Atkins doesn't expect "that there’s anything too serious there”