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Navigating down year, Guerrero finding ways to be what Blue Jays need him to be

Shi Davidi — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:10:58 EDT

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wasn’t feeling right, so he went to his manager, John Schneider, to talk.

Shi Davidi details how the star has leaned on his teammates to maintain his uplifting energy despite struggles at the plate.

Blue Jays get desperately needed win in series finale vs. Tigers

Shi Davidi — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:52:28 EDT

The Blue Jays got a desperately needed win over the Tigers in their series finale on Wednesday.

The victory keeps them just 1.5 games back of the White Sox for the final AL wild card spot.

Blue Jays’ pitching woes exposed in costly series loss to Tigers

Shi Davidi — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:45:08 EDT

The perils of running bullpen games as often as the Blue Jays have this season are being exposed in this suddenly costly series against the Tigers.

Analyzing Blue Jays’ pitching pipeline and its progress

Shi Davidi — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:52:13 EDT

With only one week of triple-A games remaining in the season, Shi Davidi takes a look at the progress some of the Blue Jays’ top pitching prospects have made in 2026.

Guerrero, Cease step up as Blue Jays secure timely series win over Orioles

Shi Davidi — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:04:54 EDT

Dylan Cease found a way. After 74 games without a Rogers Centre home run, so too did Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Shi Davidi has the story.

Blue Jays power past Orioles to turn page on rough stretch

Shi Davidi — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:17:21 EDT

The Blue Jays were in danger of allowing one bad day to bleed into the next after losing four of their last five games.

But Toronto’s bats and bullpen came through to even a pivotal series against the Orioles.

At a time of Blue Jays need, Michael Lorenzen finds long-sought ‘natural throw’

Shi Davidi — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:50:00 EDT

Michael Lorenzen has been trying to find himself on the mound over the past five years, but his recent discovery could be a good sign for the Toronto Blue Jays down the stretch, writes Shi Davidi.

Blue Jays still control fate despite streak-snapping loss to Royals

Shi Davidi — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:07:22 EDT

With three weeks and 18 games to go, the leverage on each day only keeps rising for the Toronto Blue Jays, who have both challenges in their rotation and room to be creative in trying to optimize for the crucial stretch ahead.

Blue Jays overcome slew of pitching injuries to move into wild-card spot

Shi Davidi — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:46:25 EDT

The Blue Jays continued their push for the post-season in spite of their latest flux on their pitching staff, moving into possession of the third wild-card spot and eclipsing .500 for the first time since April.

‘You’re going to believe’: Blue Jays claw back to .500 with win over Royals

Shi Davidi — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:52:09 EDT

“We are going to continue to compete,” was the message leading up to and after a chaotic deadline. That vision has become reality for the Blue Jays in their long road back to .500.

Shi Davidi has the story after a win over the Royals.

As Blue Jays honour Buck Martinez, new Hall bridges past and present

Shi Davidi — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:59:52 EDT

As Buck Martinez was leaving the pregame ceremony adding his name to the Hall of Excellence, new Blue Jay Brett Bateman quickly stopped him and offered congratulations. It was a moment that encapsulated all the teams wants to accomplish with its new display.

Buck Martinez is forever a Blue Jay, but his legacy extends far beyond Toronto

Shi Davidi — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:03:52 EDT

Buck Martinez has worn many hats throughout his baseball career, but few people have been as deeply connected to the Blue Jays as he has.

Blue Jays unravel against Royals as wild-card push suffers setback

Shi Davidi — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:17:24 EDT

With a 13-2 thumping at the hands of the Royals, the Blue Jays lost their second straight series and dropped 3.5 games back for the AL’s third wild-card spot.

Blue Jays back Guerrero entering final playoff push

Shi Davidi — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:01:52 EDT

While John Schneider has kicked around the idea of dropping Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the batting order, a shift at this point is more a blind grasp than purposeful plan, writes Shi Davidi.

Blue Jays forced to keep improvising amid relentless pitching injuries

Shi Davidi — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:15:21 EDT

Making things up on the go has become the norm for the Blue Jays this year. And after Shane Bieber hit the injured list on Tuesday, that will continue to be the case for Toronto’s stretched pitching staff.

Daz Cameron making most of opportunity as Blue Jays top Rays

Shi Davidi — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:13:18 EDT

Daz Cameron hit his first home run as a Blue Jay, helping Toronto to a 5-1 victory over the Rays to win their seventh consecutive series. Shi Davidi has the story.

Blue Jays’ Guerrero Jr. has double, two walks in rehab appearance with Dunedin

Shi Davidi — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:11:10 EDT

Blue Jays’ Sanchez owns up to mistakes: ‘I know I need to improve’

Shi Davidi — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:57:02 EDT

Defensive blunders burn Blue Jays in loss to Rays

Shi Davidi — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:38:04 EDT

Five runs off Drew Rasmussen, plus another off the bullpen, should be enough to beat the Rays more often than not.

But the Blue Jays weren’t able to come away victorious Wednesday on a night when their defence faltered.

Blue Jays find power in romping of Rays

Shi Davidi — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:36:36 EDT

The Blue Jays stayed hot on Tuesday as they found their power in a romping of the Rays to remain in the wild-card race.