2023 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2021)

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April 1st, 2023

Enoli Paredes pitched five scoreless innings on a rain soaked afternoon in St. Louis as the Jays beat the Cardinals, 7-1.

Brian Anderson and Austin Meadows homered for Toronto.

WP - Enoli Paredes (1-0)
LP - Jack Flaherty (0-1)

Record - 1-1

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Jose Rivera threw a No-Hitter for the Astros against the White Sox.

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Daniel Mengden signed a minor league contract.

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April 2nd, 2023

In the midst of a mid-game meltdown, the manager made a lineup card error that could have proved costly.

In the end, the Cardinals thumped the Blue Jays, 9-2.

Giancarlo Stanton homered for Toronto.

WP - Kevin Ginkel (1-0)
LP - Trent Thornton (0-1)

Record - 1-2

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April 3rd, 2023

Raidel Martinez's first opportunity after being named closer did not go well as the Royals ended up scoring four in the 9th to force extra innings. They eventually beat the Jays, 9-8, in 13 innings.

Brian Anderson homered for Toronto.

WP - Lucas Sims (1-0)
LP - Andrew Perez (0-1)

Record - 1-3

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Nick Hanson signed a minor league contract.

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April 4th, 2023

The Blue Jays scored three times in the 9th to squeak out a 4-3 win over the Royals.

Brian Anderson's 9th inning hit stretched his hit streak to 15 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first homer of the season.

WP - Justin Wilson (1-0)
Save - Durbin Feltman (1)
LP - Andrew Kittredge (0-1)

Record - 2-3

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Raidel Martinez is sent to Buffalo.

Jordan Hicks is called up.

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April 5th, 2023

A 9th inning Grand Slam by George Springer made the game look closer than it was as the Royals beat the Blue Jays, 9-4.

WP - Kenta Maeda (1-0)
LP - Ronald Bolanos (0-1)

Record - 2-4

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Destin Dotson signed a minor league deal.

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TRADE

To RED SOX

Ronald Bolanos

To BLUE JAYS

Nick Tropeano (BOS retains 30% of contract)


Tropeano is assigned to Buffalo.


Sent to Buffalo: Andrew Perez

Called up: Shohei Ohtani, Raidel Martinez

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April 6th, 2023

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 2 for 4 with a home run, driving in 3, as the Jays beat the Royals, 11-4.

Also going deep for Toronto were Bo Bichette, George Springer, and Austin Meadows.

Shohei Ohtani pitched well in his season debut, striking out 8 in 4.2 innings, but his pitch count stopped him from getting the win.

Brian Anderson has now hit in 16 straight games.

WP - Jose Leclerc (1-0)
LP - Asa Lacy (0-2)

Record - 3-4

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April 7th, 2023

Giancarlo Stanton led the assault, going 3 for 3 with a home run, as the Jays beat the Angels, 7-4.

Brian Anderson was held hitless, ending his streak, though he walked three times.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also homered for Toronto.

WP - Enoli Paredes (2-0)
Save - Jordan Romano (1)
LP - Jaime Barria (0-2)

Record - 4-4

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April 8th, 2023

Vladimir Guerrero Jr went 2 for 4 with a home run and a double as the Jays beat the Angels, 7-4.

Giancarlo Stanton also homered for Toronto.

WP - Trent Thornton (1-1)
Save - Jordan Hicks (1)
LP - James Paxton (0-2)

Record - 5-4

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April 9th, 2023

It took 14 innings but the Jays managed to beat the Angels, 2-1.

It was Brian Anderson's RBI double that gave them the win but we can't overlook Bo Bichette's leadoff triple in the 9th that set the stage for extras.

WP - Jordan Romano (1-0)
Save - Jordan Hicks (2)
LP - Ty Buttrey (0-1)

Record - 6-4

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Players of the Week: Jose Abreu, White Sox & Miguel Sano, Cubs

The Jays have climbed all the way to #7 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

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April 11th, 2023

Not only did Shohei Ohtani get the win, but he went 2 for 3 with a Grand Slam and 5 total RBI as the Jays stomped the Tigers, 16-6.

It was an even bigger blowout than the looks as most Detroit runs came in garbage time.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also homered for Toronto.

That is five wins in a row for the Blue Jays.

WP - Shohei Ohtani (1-0)
LP - Matt Manning (0-2)

Record - 7-4

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April 12th, 2023

Giancarlo Stanton's 8th inning Grand Slam changed the Blue Jays fortunes and they beat the Tigers, 6-4, for their 6th straight win.

VladimireGuerrero Jr. also homered for Toronto.

WP - Jordan Romano (2-0)
Save - Jordan Hicks (3)
LP - Alex Lange (0-1)

Record - 8-4

The Jays are now leading the AL East, with a one game lead over both Boston and Tampa Bay.

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April 13th, 2023

The Blue Jays winning streak ended with an 11-inning, 5-3 loss to the Tigers.

Teoscar Hernandez homered for Toronto.

WP - Tyler Duffey (2-0)
Save - Alex Lange (1)
LP - Jordan Romano (2-1)

Record - 8-5

The Jays are tied with the Rays to lead the AL East.

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April 14th, 2023

Justin Dunn pitched the Jays to a 5-2 win over the Rays.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his team leading 7th home run.

WP - Justin Dunn (1-1)
Save - Jordan Hicks (4)
LP - Casey Mize (0-1)

Record - 9-5

AL East

TOR 9-5 .643 --
BOS 8-6 .571 1.0
TAM 8-6 .571 1.0
NYY 8-6 .571 1.0
BAL 7-7 .500 2.0