As the Blue Jays played the Orioles in the opener of a four-game series Thursday evening, Friday night's starter was making his way to Toronto from Portland, Maine. Sean Nolin, a 23-year-old lefthander who was the club's sixth round pick in the 2010 draft, will make his major league debut. ...more
Lefthander Sean Nolin, who will make his major league debut Friday night against the Orioles, formally had his contract selected from Double-A New Hampshire. To make room for Nolin on the active roster, reliever Darren Oliver has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 19, with a left shoulder strain. ...more
When the Blue Jays and Braves meet for four games next week, two in Toronto and two in Dixie, fans in a small Alabama town will be tuned intently to their television sets. As Scott MacArthur of TSN Radio 1050 writes, brothers Colby and Cory Rasmus will be in opposite big league dugouts for the first time. ...more
Experiencing the most difficult month of his pro baseball career, Anthony Gose was stunned to learn he'd been recalled by the Blue Jays. "Wouldn't you be?" said Gose. "Definitely surprised. I didn't even know what to think. They called me this morning, told me I was going up. I kept asking them whether it was real." ...more
There's something about the New York Yankees that doesn't agree with the Blue Jays. Maybe it's Yankee Stadium with all of its ghosts; though that shouldn't be it - this yard's across the street from where Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle played. Perhaps, following Saturday's 7-2 loss, it's just Robinson Cano, who will be an all-time Yankee provided he finishes his career in the Bronx. ...more
Jose Reyes is more than a month away from returning to the Blue Jays’ lineup but he’s ready to get a closer view of the action. If one wondered why Reyes is choosing to return to Toronto next week instead of continuing his rehab at the Blue Jays’ complex in Dunedin, the reason became obvious watching Reyes interact with his teammates. ...more
Emilio Bonifacio has been a nomad his entire major league career. An offensive threat because he's speedy on the base paths and useful defensively as both an infielder and outfielder, he's never found a home, a place on the field he can call his own. For the moment, though, Bonifacio can settle. There is a spot for him in manager John Gibbons' lineup. ...more
It sure is nice, when plans go awry, for the alternative to work out. The Blue Jays, minus injured starters Josh Johnson and J.A. Happ, have twice in five days put their fate in the hands of a 39-year-old pitcher who hasn't held a regular job in the major leagues since 2007. ...more
Conservative estimates have injured shortstop Jose Reyes returning by the all star break. But Reyes, who severely sprained his right ankle making an awkward slide on April 12 in Kansas City, has discarded the walking boot and could be back in the lineup by the end of June. ...more
Sergio Santos, whose availability to the Blue Jays has been a rarity since he was acquired from the White Sox in December, 2011, will undergo elbow surgery this week. The club is calling it a "minor" procedure to clean out "loose bodies" and shave down bone spurs. ...more
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