#Lourdes Gurriel Jr

He is a little longer in the tooth and is coming off a season halted by injury, but in Brendon Belt the Blue Jays have added a two-time World Series champion as the latest move in a busy off-season overhaul. A source confirmed on Monday that the team has signed the versatile Belt to a one-year, $9.3-million US deal. The 34-year-old played all 12 of…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

The Toronto Blue Jays are betting big on themselves come 2023. Bringing in three new position players into their everyday lineup, Toronto opted for a fairly massive roster overhaul after a disappointing end to the 2022 season that saw them crash out of the playoffs with a Wild Card series sweep loss against the Seattle Mariners. While names like…

Taking a look at three areas where the team may look to upgrade their roster heading into the 2023 season. The Diamondbacks have been busy churning their roster this off-season. Needing to address key needs such as adding a right-handed bat to add more balance to a roster that had gotten too left-handed, improving a bullpen that was arguably the…

When New York Yankees fans learned of the team's interest in a trio of Arizona Diamondbacks outfielders, the main worry was the Houston Astros swooping in at the last second to steal the best option available. Instead, it was the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays, who traded for outfielder Daulton Varsho last week. They sent top prospect Gabriel…

2022 Blue Jays Retrospective: Things go south, Charlie Montoyo takes the fall, and more Over the next few days, we'll be taking a look back at the year that was for the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto hit the "dog days" of summer in June. Emotionally derailing series' against the Yankees, Brewers, and White Sox triggered a multitude of question marks…

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees will continue their four-game series, as the AL East rivals meet in the Bronx on Friday. It is time to take a look at the MLB odds series and make a Blue Jays-Yankees prediction and pick. The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 9-2 on Thursday night. First, they led 1-0 when George Spring clipped an RBI…

The Toronto Blue Jays bats continued to make noise over the weekend, plating 17 runs in their three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. They'll look to keep swinging hot sticks when they open a four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. The Blue Jays have ridden those bats to wins in 13 of their last 17 games but aren't any closer to tracking…

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland A's will wrap up their three-game series at RingCentral Coliseum with some afternoon baseball this Wednesday. The Blue Jays have shockingly dropped the first two games of this series to the worst team in baseball, and have now lost each of their last five contests. Can Toronto recover and avoid the sweep in…

While the calendar still may read April, the heat of this highly anticipated matchup feels like a middle of July contest with playoff implications on the line, as the Toronto Blue Jays will battle it out with their AL East adversaries in the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Check out our MLB odds series, where our Blue Jays-Red Sox prediction and pick…

The Toronto Blue Jays head into the new season firmly fixated on building for the future after definitively closing their previous competitive window during a miserable 2018. At the transition's forefront is top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who tore through Double-A and Triple-A while earning wide acclaim as the best prospect in baseball.…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

When I read today's ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays, I was struck by one clear weakness: starting pitching depth. The team boasts an impressive lineup across the board, with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the closest thing to a weak spot. Toronto also has two borderline aces in Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman. That sounds great, but the fourth and fifth…

The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox face off at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night. This is the third contest in a four-game set between these AL East foes and after the Jays won the first two games, they are -150 home favourites tonight. Here are our best free MLB betting picks and predictions for Red Sox vs. Blue Jays on April 27, with the…

Washington's Patrick Corbin has been allowing huge hit totals of late and now has to go up against a Phillies lineup that's found its stride. Don't overthink it and fade him once again - as our MLB player prop picks for June 16 explain. It's a bit of a lighter day of MLB action with just nine games on the diamond. However, four matinee matchups…

The Toronto Blue Jays enter Monday's off-day in the midst of a significant cold streak that's seen them drop nine of their last 10 games. With Yusei Kikuchi on the IL and Kevin Gausman's ankle injury continually pushing back his scheduled starts, the rotation is a mess. The return of Yimi Garcia has helped the bullpen, but it's still an…

To kick off a four-game series with the Orioles, the Blue Jays are sending one of baseball's best starters in Alek Manoah to the hill. With the O's countering with a shaky rookie, our MLB picks are expecting the Jays to have things pretty easy. The Toronto Blue Jays bats continued to make noise over the weekend, plating 17 runs in their three-game…

The Toronto Blue Jays went 91-71 in the 2021 season and just narrowly missed the playoffs. Despite this disappointment last year, expectations are sky-high moving forward. The Blue Jays have one of the most optimistic lenses on their season heading into the year and are in search of their first World Series victory since 1993. This also will be the…

As the hype is starting to build around the Blue Jays ahead of the 2020 season, you can find all kinds of discussion about the bright future of the Blue Jays' core. That narrative is usually headlined by the likes of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. , Bo Bichette, and Cavan Biggio, but there are plenty of other Blue Jay youngsters with exciting MLB careers…

Feel free to forgive yourselves if you find MLB All-Star Game voting just a bit confusing. This seasons' balloting is a multi-phase affair with more than one deadline and, as always, doesn't result in the selection of a complete roster. And although voting remains incomplete for several more days, one thing is certain for the KC Royals and their…

A postseason berth in the shortened pandemic campaign of 2020 helped advance the Toronto Blue Jays' timeline, and now they enter the new season as a team to watch in the American League. While it's fair to wonder whether they would have made the playoffs under normal circumstances, and if the stat lines of certain players would have leveled off…

Randy Arozarena and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. will hit the field when the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays meet on Saturday at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays have the 18th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.98). The Rays' .232 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season. Ahead of the Blue Jays vs. Rays matchup, here's what you…

With another baseball season beginning, it's time for our baseball writers to weigh in with their boldest and best predictions. What team are poised to surprise? Which players will break out? And who will win it all? All those questions are answered below, and before you say you can't predict baseball, remember this: Jeff Blair has correctly called…

Days are getting hotter, and drinks are getting colder as summer baseball heats up. With all 30 teams on the diamond today, we like a certain Blue Jays' hitter to keep crushing and a pair of pitchers to keep hitters guessing in our MLB player prop picks. It's a classic getaway day in MLB and with all 30 teams in action, there are player props to…

A bounce-back from the depths of rebuild purgatory should start in 2020 for the Toronto Blue Jays, who firmly believe the arrow on their trajectory is pointed up after three years of struggle, torment and pain. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Danny Jansen, among others, were all integrated during a…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manuel Margot has had one hot bat lately, but he's also had a minor hamstring issue flare up. But after missing the final two games of the West Coast trip and getting more treatment on Thursday's off day, he's back in the lineup on Friday night when the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays. "I feel good. (Thursday) on the off…

The Blue Jays made the first big move of the MLB offseason, sending All-Star outfield Teoscar Hernandez to the Mariners. What motivated the move? The Toronto Blue Jays had the best offense in the American League and had almost all of their position players returning in 2023. The Blue Jays lineup was too right-handed heavy and making a trade was the…

Later this evening, the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing the Texas Rangers at the Rogers Centre, the first home opener on Canadian soil since 2019 due to Covid-19 restrictions forcing the club south of the border the last two years. This has fans excited, not just because baseball is back after the lockout negotiations had things looking bleak this…

The Oakland Athletics will begin a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada on Friday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Thursday afternoon in Central Florida. Christian Pache started things off in the second inning with…

The Blue Jays, one of the top preseason contenders in the World Series odds, have seen their championship price tag fall to+1500. They'll give the ball to Alek Manoah, who's fresh off a perfect inning of work at the All-Star Game, striking out all three batters he faced. The 24-year-old has been a revelation in his second season in Toronto, ranking…

The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles will finish their regular seasons with a three-game series at Camden Yards in Baltimore. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Blue Jays-Orioles prediction and pick, laid out below. Toronto has gone 90-69, good for second place in the AL East and the top spot…

The Oakland Athletics continue their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 4-1 on Friday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the scoring by sailing a 2-2 pitch…

WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his analysis of Monday's Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays clash at Oriole Park. The Orioles sit only four games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East standings heading into their 3-game series. Interested in joining WagerTalk at the Westgate's SuperContest Weekend in Las Vegas? to learn more about the…

Toronto and Oakland square off Sunday for the final contest of a three-game set. We like Alek Manoah to dominate on the mound and the Jays' bats to score plenty of runs as they take the series. Find out more in our Athletics vs. Blue Jays betting picks. The Oakland Athletics coughed up a 5-1 lead to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, but a Cristian…

WagerTalk MLB handicapper Andy Lang offers his Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles betting preview for Monday, June 13. Despite being 35-24 the Blue Jays sit 8.5 games back of the Yankees for first in the AL East. The Orioles sit last at 18.5 games back. Still trying to secure a Playstation 5 almost 20 months after its initial release? We know…

After two decades of futility, frustration, and plenty of hope deferred, the Seattle Mariners have broken their long standing playoff drought. They've come close before, as recently as last year, but this season was different. After their July hot streak and an equally good August, making the postseason seemed like an inevitability, even if there…

The Blue Jays kick off their postseason run Friday against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre. They will have to win the best-of-three wild-card round to advance out of the weekend series, but getting in is the only thing that matters right now. That's because it means the Blue Jays will have a shot at claiming their first World Series title…

The Mariners (5) travel to face the Blue Jays (4) in a best-of-three wild-card series at Rogers Center on Friday at 4:07.m. ET. The Jays finished the season 92-70, while the Mariners posted a 90-72 record. Both clubs are young and hungry, and this sets up to be a dynamic showdown. This is Seattle's first postseason appearance since reaching the…

O, Canada! Baseball's new post-season format will debut in the North, where the Toronto Blue Jays and a guaranteed insane Canadian crowd welcome the Seattle Mariners for the American League Wild Card playoff series. The Mariners snapped a twenty-year playoff drought to claim a wild card spot, while the Blue Jays were one of three American League…

The Toronto Blue Jays will host a playoff game Friday for the first time since 2016. That drought seems insignificant in the face of the 21-year postseason absence that Seattle Mariners fans have endured since their team won 116 games in 2001. Seattle will bring a hungry, talented club to town, while the Blue Jays hope they can convert their…

BALTIMORE - Call it a mild-mannered warning - or at leasta declaration of confidence - issued from Blue Jays interim manager John Schneider on Wednesday. With preparations fully underway for a playoff showdown with the Seattle Mariners starting on Friday, Schneider promised it will be a different team than the one that came up lame against MLB's…

There's symmetry in the Toronto Blue Jays (92-70) and Seattle Mariners (90-72) meeting in the AL Wild Card playoffs. Both teams entered as MLB expansion franchises in 1977. As the only Canadian MLB franchise, the Blue Jays literally are Canada's team. However, Seattle's proximity to Canada has created pockets of Mariners fans in British…

The Toronto Blue Jays will take on the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of a three-game series at home on Friday (September 30) night. The Blue Jays lead the season series 13-3. The Red Sox enter this series after defeating the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 in a four-game series at home, which took their overall record to 75-81 this season. They have already been…

The New York Yankees will cross the border and take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series beginning Monday night in Toronto. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Blue Jays prediction and pick, laid out below. The Yankees, winners of seven games in a row, currently lead the AL East…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Given that the process of getting the ball out of Alek Manoah's hands seven innings into a game can be a chore, imagine suggesting to the Blue Jays right-hander that he take an extra day off? That's precisely what the team has done here in a crucial four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, pushing his next outing to…

From the time he was four years old, when September came around P.K. Subban knew what team he was going to be playing for. In his early years in the GTHL, there was annual demand for Subban's immense talents. The phone calls were many. The annual recruitment was heavy. And then he became an NHL player, a legend of sorts, a magazine cover waiting to…

The Toronto Blue Jays were one of the heavy favorites to win the American League entering the season. There were a plethora of problems throughout the season, starting with the manager switch from Charlie Montoyo to John Schneider. That move propelled the Blue Jays to a better position and primed them to make some noise in the postseason. Pitching…

917Cleveland Indians -1.5(+165) -102 8.5(-110) -120 4.5(-120) 918Toronto Blue Jays+1.5(-195) -116 Un 8.5(-110) -110 Un 4.5(-110) When: August 13, 2022, at 3:07 p.m. EDT Venue: Rogers Centre - Toronto, ON A potential playoff preview continues Saturday afternoon when the Cleveland Guardians (60-52, 31-30 away) visit the Toronto Blue Jays (60-51,…

The Blue Jays didn't need to go deep to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Hours after belting three home runs to beat the Orioles on Friday night, the Jays kept it in the park at the Rogers Centre, manufacturing runs at opportune times to win 6-3. Before a crowd of 44448, Jays starter Jose Berrios (11-5), had some bumps but got the job done,…

Tampa Bay Rays (78-61) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (79-61) September 13, 2022 7:07 pm EDT The Line: Toronto Blue Jays / Tampa Bay Rays; Over/Under: - (Click here for latest betting odds) The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays meet Tuesday in a MLB doubleheader at Rogers Centre. The Tampa Bay Rays look to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Toronto Blue…