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Paul Arthur
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Posts on baseball (mainly #bluejays) but also other things on occasion.
#bluejays rumoured to have offered a long term contract to Tucker. Let’s see what happens next.
January 14, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Bichette’s asking price, Blue Jays return to Sunday Night Baseball in the U.S. #BlueJays #MLB

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Bichette’s asking price, Blue Jays return to Sunday Night Baseball
The New York Post reports Bo Bichette is seeking a $300 million contract
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January 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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The Blue Jays are reportedly hoping to turn Kazuma Okamoto into a superutility player. #bluejays #toronto #lightsupletsgo
Nightengale: Blue Jays Prefer To Use Okamoto as Superutility Player
The Blue Jays are reportedly hoping to turn Kazuma Okamoto into a superutility player.
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January 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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To make room for Kazuma Okamoto on the 40-man roster, the Toronto Blue Jays designated Paxton Schultz for assignment. #bluejays #toronto #lightsupletsgo
Blue Jays DFA Paxton Schultz
To make room for Kazuma Okamoto on the 40-man roster, the Toronto Blue Jays designated Paxton Schultz for assignment.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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A look at the Blue Jays’ growing payroll for 2026 #BlueJays #MLB

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A look at the Blue Jays’ growing payroll for 2026
The Blue Jays are among the biggest spenders in the league with the highest payroll in franchise history
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January 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Varsho catch from last April #blueyjays
How low did this catch probability get?
January 4, 2026 at 8:06 PM
From Facebook #bluejays rumoured to be signing Okamoto
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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#Bluejays busy signing broken pitchers to two-year minor-league deals, bringing in Nic Enright & Josh Winckowski, both recovering from elbow surgery. Good gambles.

They drafted Winckowski in 2016. There’s another free agent they drafted in 2016 who is out there to sign…

#BoBichette #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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April 29, 1993

Juan Guzman tosses his first career shutout. #bluejays #royals
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Willie Upshaw, 1979 #BlueJays Spring Training (wearing 1978 #Unicorn road jersey).

#Baseball
December 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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It’s been 2-3 years since the height of Ricky Tiedemann Fever, but it feels like a second wave is coming.

Story on the #BlueJays’ pitcher I’m most interested to see when camp opens in February:

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Remember Blue Jays prospect Ricky T? You should
TORONTO -- Nearly three years ago, Ricky Tiedemann threw one pitch that no one could stop talking about. They still talk about it, actually. In a Spring Training game in late February 2023, a 20-year-...
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December 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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San Diego #Padres rookie shortstop Ozzie Smith makes an amazing bare-handed grab for the ages vs. the Atlanta Braves! (1978) Happy 71st Birthday to "The Wizard of Oz"! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Even though he was battling cancer, baseball legend Babe Ruth still suited up as Santa Claus for children with polio. (December 1947 - New York City) ⚾️🎄 #MLB #Hero #Christmas ⚾️🎄
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Since 2021, no MLB pitcher has thrown more innings than Shohei Ohtani and had a lower ERA doing it.

And during that time he has also hit 233 home runs (more than anyone except Aaron Judge).

It's completely ridiculous.
December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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REPORT: The #BlueJays have reportedly made "recent contact" with Scott Boras regarding 3B Alex Bregman.

Is Toronto about to land their next big star? We break down the latest from Ken Rosenthal and what it means for the 2026 infield.

Read more:
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#BlueJays
Alex Bregman Blue Jays Rumors: Toronto in ‘Recent Contact’ With Scott Boras - Toronto Sports Pulse
The Toronto Blue Jays are in "recent contact" with Alex Bregman's agent Scott Boras. Learn why the star is a top target for the 2026 infield.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Talk about changing a hitter's eye level 👀

New @BlueJays teammates Trey Yesavage and Tyler Rogers feature the highest (7.11 ft) and lowest (1.33 ft) release points in the league 😱
December 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
#bluejays sign Tyler Rogers for three years, 81 appearances and a 1.98 ERA in 2025
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
#bluejays luxury tax in 2025 $10,000,000 what will it be in 2026?
2025 Luxury Taxes (via @spotrac):

Dodgers, $168,657,856 *
Mets, $86,194,127
Yankees, $60,205,499
Phillies, $48,112,313
Padres, $10,000,000
Blue Jays, $10,000,000
Astros, $1,105,612
Red Sox, $937,181

* - higher than the individual payroll of 12 other teams
December 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Exhibition Stadium, 1977 Toronto #BlueJays

#Baseball
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Wondering how many of these were the #bluejays
postseason intentional walks, bases empty:

2012: 0
2013: 0
2014: 0
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 0
2018: 0
2019: 0
2020: 0
2021: 0
2022: 0
2023: 0
2024: 0
2025: 6 (Ohtani 3, Judge 2, Raleigh 1)
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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It's early in the winter, so this'll change, but FanGraphs has early projections for the AL East, by WAR:

Blue Jays 46.2
Yankees 45.3
Red Sox 42.4
Orioles 41.9
Rays 38.6

By batting and pitching WAR:

Blue Jays 27.4; 18.8
Yankees 29.7; 15.7
Red Sox 21.6; 20.8
Orioles 29.1; 12.8
Rays 22.1; 16.5
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If this is true one less reliever that the #bluejays can try to sign
BREAKING: Free agent pitcher Edwin Diaz and the Dodgers are in agreement on a deal, a league source tells The Athletic.
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM