Posted 03 November 2009 by Ryan Glassman
Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Vernon Wells will be undergoing surgery next week to repair cartilage damage in his left wrist.
The 11-year veteran is coming off one of his worst offensive performances, batting just .260 with 15 home runs and 66 runs batted in, despite having 630 at-bats.
Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos recently spoke with [...] Continue Reading
Posted 02 October 2009 by Stephen Sweet
What started off like a second honeymoon looks to be crashing down to reality.
Some of the Toronto Blue Jays are finishing their disappointing season at odds with manager Cito Gaston.
A number of major league sources say some Blue Jays players do not want Gaston back next year, according to Ken Rosenthal of Foxsports.com.
“It’s nearly a mutiny [...] Continue Reading
Posted 01 October 2009 by Michael Seff
Things may not have gone as planned in 2009, but the Toronto Blue Jays have caught a glimpse of what could have been during their current six-game winning streak.
As they head into their final series of the season in Baltimore, Toronto is riding the wave of their first three-game sweep at Fenway Park since 2001, [...] Continue Reading
Posted 25 September 2009 by Ryan Glassman
If Friday’s home start at the Rogers Centre was indeed Roy Halladay’s last in a Jays uniform, the man affectionately known as ‘Doc’ left on the highest possible note.
Halladay (16-10) pitched his major-league leading eighth complete game of the season and second baseman Aaron Hill hit his 34th home run as the Jays (70-84) defeated [...] Continue Reading
Posted 24 September 2009 by Domenic Gratta
Josh Wilson had a two RBI triple in the eighth inning to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Thursday night at the Rogers Centre.
“King” Felix Hernandez had 11 strikeouts and pitched eight solid innings for the Mariners (80-83) to earn his sixth straight victory, and 17th of the year.
Jays’ pitcher Ricky Romero [...] Continue Reading
Posted 24 September 2009 by John Chidley-Hill
Toronto freshman Ricky Romero has just two chances left to make his case for American League Rookie of the Year.
After a no-decision against the Seattle Mariners Thursday night, his window is closing to earn enough respect to be handed the Jackie Robinson Award.
A win would have been ideal for Romero, but the no-decision was helpful. [...] Continue Reading
Posted 22 September 2009 by Stephen Sweet
The Toronto Blue Jays have brought in the three lowest crowds since moving to the Rogers Centre in 1989.
With six games — including Tuesday night’s contest against Baltimore — left in the season, the Blue Jays are on pace to draw 1,885,364 spectators – over half a million less than they brought in during 2008.
However, that total [...] Continue Reading
Posted 16 September 2009 by Stephen Sweet
Francisco Cervelli singled home Brett Gardner in the bottom of the ninth as the New York Yankees walked off with a 5-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night in the Bronx.
The Yankee catcher, brought in as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning, found a gap beside a diving Edwin Encarnacion and [...] Continue Reading
Posted 16 September 2009 by Stephen Sweet
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson and New York Yankees Jorge Posada have each been suspended three games for their part in Tuesday night’s brawl.
Carlson will also be fined $3,000 and teammate Rod Barajas will be docked $1,000 for their parts in the eighth inning brawl at the new Yankee Stadium.
The problems initially arose when [...] Continue Reading