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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…

TORONTO - Wander Franco is back in the lineup on Tuesday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays get ready to tangle twice with the Toronto Blue Jays. It's a day/night doubleheader as the two teams try to make up games lost during the first week of the season before the lockout was settled. Franco, who came off the injured list on Friday, had three hits…

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers 6/12/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Toronto Blue Jays (34-24) will slug it out against the Detroit Tigers (24-34) in the series installment finale at Comerica Park in Detroit on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 1:40 PM ET. Toronto will try to end this series with a victory versus Detroit on Sunday after splitting…

With the MLB trade deadline just weeks away, the baseball rumor mill is heating up. While the majority of baseball has been distracted by who is likely to land Juan Soto, there is likely to be a flurry of other activity at the deadline that could drastically impact the results of the 2022 MLB season. Since everybody loves trade speculation, we…

The Toronto Blue Jays are at home and ready to welcome the Houston Astros. The series will be the first of the season between the two teams. They will meet again this summer for one more series in Houston. The Blue Jays dropped the third game of the series with the Red Sox on Wednesday to go half a game behind the Yankees for the top spot in the…

The Toronto Blue Jays have taken two of the first three games against the New York Yankees and will look to put an exclamation point on this four-game set in the series finale. Toronto hasn't exactly mashed its way to victory but has managed to win twice (as an MLB betting underdog) by keeping the Yankee bats silent, including getting by New York…

The Toronto Blue Jays have been destroying opposing pitchers of late, and they'll get some help from their mound as well in pushing tonight's total. We're (naturally) fading Yusei Kikuchi against the Tigers - get your best MLB bets for tonight's matchup. The Toronto Blue Jays' seven-game winning streak came to end last night, but they'll look to…

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…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are the lineups for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader between the Blue Jays and Guardians. Where: Progressive Field, Saturday 2:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Blue Jays (16-11) vs. Guardians (12-13). Starting pitchers: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane…

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…

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…

Toronto is getting hot and visit Detroit to take on the worst offense in all of baseball tonight. We like the Jays to cover the run line and for Alejandro Kirk to go Over 1.5 total bases tonight. Find out more in our Blue Jays vs. Tigers betting picks. The Toronto Blue Jays continue their run of facing American League Central Division opponents…

The Toronto Blue Jays will attempt to sweep the three-game series as they face the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday. It's time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Blue Jays-Red Sox prediction and pick. The Blue Jays defeated the Red Sox 4-1 on Saturday at Fenway Park. Things started slow for Toronto when Bobby Dalbec cracked a solo home…

After a slow-to-develop off-season, there has finally been some movement in Major League Baseball's free agency, and with the annual winter meetings just around the corner, the pace might be about to pick up even more. This week saw veteran slugger José Abreu join the Houston Astros on a three-year deal worth $60 million (all figures US).…

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Detroit Tigers lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3, on Monday at TD Ballpark, falling to 9-11 in Grapefruit League play. Trying to put the finishing touches on securing a roster spot, right-hander Julio Teheran started and made 30 pitches (21 strikes) across two innings. He departed early for precautionary reasons involved with…

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…

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 Toronto Blue Jays hope to build off a dominant 8-1 win on Friday with another decisive win over a weakened Kansas City Royals team. The pregame narrative: Teoscar Hernandez is the Blue Jays' hottest hitter, and should stay that way. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is in a good spot to go deep, and Bo Bichette looks to thrive in his new role. Teoscar…

While the Toronto Blue Jays possess a rock-solid 17-13 record, there's some justified concern about how well the team is playing. After going all of April without losing a series, the club has dropped two in a row, and their negative run differential (-10) is difficult to ignore. A team projected to absolutely mash the ball entered the week 17th in…

There are 15 games in the MLB today, with plenty of props to choose from. We like a former Blue Jay to go Over his strikeout total tonight, and for a new Toronto addition to record Over 0.5 total bases. Find out more by reading our MLB player prop picks. The MLB season is here and so are all the glorious prop markets that come with it. We're…

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…

Two American League teams that have been slumping of late meet for the first time since last season as the Seattle Mariners will travel to the Great North to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. It is time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Mariners-Blue Jays prediction and pick will take place. After a strong start to this season, the Mariners…

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…

The Blue Jays and Tigers meet in an AL battle! It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Tigers prediction and pick. The Toronto Blue Jays are rolling right now. After a slow start, the Jays have picked up their pace and won seven of their last 10 games. They are (34-23) on the season but what is unfortunate is they are still 7.5…

Toronto's bats have come alive and powered it to eight wins in a row. It'll go for No. 9 tonight as a depleted Minnesota team visits. We break down the MLB betting value here with our Twins vs. Blue Jays picks. The Toronto Blue Jays are starting to hit the way many expected them to prior to the season and have ridden this wave of hitting to eight…

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the midst of a rough May, but they've shown signs of life in recent games. The team hasn't lost any of its last three series, and on Tuesday its ailing lineup broke out in a massive 8-1 win. The greatest difficulty with understanding this team - particularly the offence - is the significant gap between past and current…

The Blue Jays have managed to win each of their past two series, despite scoring more than three runs just once over the past week. St. Louis enters play fresh off a sweep of the Pirates where they scored five runs or more in every contest and 28 total in three games. This game depends which Jose Berrios shows up for the Blue Jays, but either way…

The Toronto Blue Jays hit the West Coast on Thursday to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels. The pregame narrative: Thursday marks the Blue Jays' first chance to see reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani, and they'll have to put up with him on the mound and at the plate. Toronto will counter with Hyun Jin Ryu, who has only allowed one run…

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…

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…

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…

After falling 10-5 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, the Toronto Blue Jays need a win on Friday to stay clear of their AL rivals in the standings. The pregame narrative: Jeffrey Springs has a chance to go deep into a game against Toronto for the second time in two weeks. Wander Franco has been putting the ball in play lately, and Bo Bichette is…

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…

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,…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This is a very fast two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, a Tuesday night game followed by a very early Wednesday matinee. The two teams square off at 12:10 ET on getaway day. Jalen Beeks will get the start for Tampa Bay on an''opener'' day. This will be the 14th time this season the Rays will use an opener and they are…

September is upon us, which means that the MLB season gets a little more tense as teams around the league fight tooth-and-nail for playoff positioning. The Toronto Blue Jays are among the teams in for a stressful stretch run as the club sits 70-59 - two games below the top wild-card spot and two games ahead of the pesky Baltimore Orioles, who could…