2023 Blue Jays (est. 2016) - Page 15

rpriske · 05-19-2025, 05:10 PM

The third Waiver Trade went through!

To ROYALS

Travis d'Arnaud

To BLUE JAYS

Johan Mieses
John Rennick
Alex Becerra
Steven Donoghue
Luis Merida

Followed by another WAIVER TRADE

To TWINS

George Springer (TOR will pay 95% of his contract for the remaining three years)
Elias Kopke

To BLUE JAYS

Nick Senzel
Spencer Steer
Mike Orr
Yonathan Perlaza
Jordan Rivas

Springer is placed on Waivers and Designated for Assignment.

Mieses joins the Jays.

rpriske · 05-25-2025, 08:42 AM

August 20th, 2023

Mike Trout reached base three times, including a home run, to lead the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Spiders.

WP - Nick Hanson (4-0)
Save - Luke Yelverton (2)
LP - Gerson Moreno (0-2)

Record - 50-64

rpriske · 05-25-2025, 08:45 AM

The Waiver Trade went through again!

To TWINS

George Springer (TOR will pay 95% of his contract for the remaining three years)
Elias Kopke

To BLUE JAYS

Nick Senzel
Spencer Steer
Mike Orr
Yonathan Perlaza
Jordan Rivas

All incoming players are in the minors.

Jacob Evans and Pedro Diaz sign minor league deals.

Jayden Gethers of Bluefield was named Player of the Week for the Appalachian League.

For the Majors it was Dalton Pompey, Yankees & Eduardo Montan, Padres

The Jays climbed to #26 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 05-29-2025, 09:18 AM

August 21st, 2023

A five run 9th made it into a game, but the Orioles still beat the Blue Jays, 8-6.

WP - Jose Medina (10-7)
Save - Ryan Mobley (7)
LP - Brooks Pounders (0-3)

Record - 50-65

rpriske · 06-02-2025, 08:37 PM

August 22nd, 2023

The Orioles didn't allow a runner to get on base until the 6th and beat the Blue Jays, 6-3.

WP - Matt Wisler (3-2)
Save - Ryan Mobley (8)
LP - Stephen Landazuri (0-3)

Record - 50-66

rpriske · 06-06-2025, 04:44 PM

August 23rd, 2023

Carlos Martinez had only one blemish on a great outing as he led the Jays to a 5-1 win over the Orioles.

Domingo Santana homered for Toronto.

WP - Carlos Martinez (8-10)
LP - Pat Connaughton (2-3)

Record - 51-66

rpriske · 06-06-2025, 05:08 PM

August 24th, 2023

Late, back-to-back homers by Kevin Dowdell and Mike Trout made this less of a blow out, but the Yankees still beat the Blue Jays, 6-3.

WP - Jacob deGrom (11-3)
Save - Alex Claudio (9)
LP - Taylore Cherry (4-4)

Record - 51-67

Toronto has dropped below the Rays for last in the AL East.

rpriske · 06-13-2025, 11:55 AM

August 25th, 2023

For only the second time in 14 attempts this season, the Blue Jays have beaten the Yankees.

Isael Soto went 3 for 5 with a home run to lead the Jays to an 8-6 victory.

WP - Nick Hanson (5-0)
Save - Luke Yelverton (3)
LP - Yimi Garcia (7-6)

Record - 52-67

rpriske · 06-13-2025, 12:03 PM

Greg Nappo is Designated for Assignment.

James Needy and Justin Lent are called up from Buffalo.

Christian Hicks is sent down.

rpriske · 06-20-2025, 09:13 AM

August 26th, 2023

Darren Miller went 3 for 4, including a home run, as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 5-2.

James Needy made his Major League debut at 32 years old and pitched three shutout innings for the save.

Domingo Santana and Josh Ockimey also homered for Toronto.

WP - Brooks Pounders (1-3)
Save - James Needy (1)
LP - David Granados (0-2)

Record - 53-67

rpriske · 06-20-2025, 09:20 AM

Five minor league players have announced their retirement.

Justin Bellinger peaked at AAA. He came to the Jays in a trade with Miami back in 2020.

Dave Hollins Jr. got as high as AA. He had two stints in the Blue Jay organization - the current one started in 2021 when he came from Oakland as part of a trade.

Jake Brigham pitched in 12 games with Atlanta back in 2015. He signed a minor league deal with the Jays back in April, but was unable to crack the big league roster.

Adam Plutko got as high as AAA. He came over from the Marlins organization just in July.

Dario Agrazal never got higher than Short A. He signed on as a minor leaguer in July.

rpriske · 06-24-2025, 11:19 AM

August 27th, 2023

The Yankees seemed to run out of pitchers in the 13th inning and Yimi Garcia took in on the chin, giving up seven as Toronto beat New York, 15-8.

Spencer Kieboom went 3 for 7 with a home run and five RBI.

Kevin Dowdell and Domingo Santana also went deep for the Blue Jays.

WP - Mike Perkins (3-1)
LP - Yimi Garcia (7-7)

Record - 54-67

rpriske · 06-24-2025, 11:21 AM

Players of the Week: Paul Goldschmidt, Mariners & Dustin Fowler, Pirates

The Blue Jays have climbed to #20 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

rpriske · 06-24-2025, 11:22 AM

Abel de los Santos and Jefry Yan signed minor league contracts.

rpriske · 06-30-2025, 09:09 AM

August 29th, 2023

Carlos Martinez kept the Jays in the game until the bats could come alive to beat the Red Sox, 5-2.

Mike Trout notched his 41st home run of the season.

Michael Brantley left the game after hurting himself sliding into 3rd. We await the prognosis.

WP - Jorge Rondon (1-0)
Save - Matt Hollingsworth (3)
LP - Anderson Espinoza (5-3)

Record - 55-67

rpriske · 06-30-2025, 09:12 AM

Michael Brantley has an elbow contusion. He has been placed on the 8-day IL, but that is likely all he will need.

Jack Benninghoff is called up from Buffalo.

rpriske · 07-05-2025, 10:37 PM

August 30th, 2023

Xander Bagaerts was an unstoppable force. He had five hits including three home runs, both tying Red Sox records, as Boston beat Toronto, 13-10.

The Jays saw homers from Domingo Santana and Justin Lent.

WP - Erasmo Ramirez (5-0)
Save - Caleb Thielbar (36)
LP - Konner Wade (3-2)

Record - 55-68

rpriske · 07-11-2025, 09:10 AM

August 31st, 2023

Justin Lent went 3 for 3 with a home run, but two blown saves by the Blue Jay bullpen and an 11th inning home run by Xander Bagaerts gave the Red Sox a 5-4, walk-off win.

WP - David Robertson (5-2)
LP - Luke Yelverton (0-1)

Record - 55-69

rpriske · 07-11-2025, 09:18 AM

A bunch of Minor Leaguers were named Pitcher or Hitter of the Month of their respective leagues.

Tony Meredith, RF, Dunedin.
Austin DeCarr, SP, Dunedin
Steve Johnson, SP, Lansing
Sergio Armas, SP, Bluefield
Ruben Campos, RF, DSL
Sergio Romo, SP, Vancouver

AUGUST AWARDS

PITCHER - Jason Hursh, Angles & Drake McManus, Pirates

HITTER - Dalton Pompey, Yankees & Eduardo Martin, Padres

ROOKIE - Kyle Glass, White Sox & Danny Angulo, Padres

SEPTEMBER CALL-UPS

Zach Emerson
David Kaplan
John Starks
Westhers Magdaleno
Jonathan Rodriguez
Christian Hicks
Toby Jewett
Reid Long

rpriske · 07-16-2025, 03:07 PM

September 1st, 2023

Making the most of his September. Call-Up, Westhers Magdaleno went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles, leading the Jays to a 5-4 win over the Angels. It was Spencer Kieboom's 10th inning, RBI that gave them the walk-off.

Domingo Santana homered for Toronto.

WP - Zach Emerson (2-0)
LP - Jason Hursh (3-5)

Record - 56-69

05-19-2025, 05:10 PM	#281
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	The third Waiver Trade went through! To ROYALS Travis d'Arnaud To BLUE JAYS Johan Mieses John Rennick Alex Becerra Steven Donoghue Luis Merida Followed by another WAIVER TRADE To TWINS George Springer (TOR will pay 95% of his contract for the remaining three years) Elias Kopke To BLUE JAYS Nick Senzel Spencer Steer Mike Orr Yonathan Perlaza Jordan Rivas Springer is placed on Waivers and Designated for Assignment. Mieses joins the Jays. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-29-2025 at 09:15 AM.

05-25-2025, 08:42 AM	#282
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 20th, 2023 Mike Trout reached base three times, including a home run, to lead the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Spiders. WP - Nick Hanson (4-0) Save - Luke Yelverton (2) LP - Gerson Moreno (0-2) Record - 50-64 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-25-2025, 08:45 AM	#283
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	The Waiver Trade went through again! To TWINS George Springer (TOR will pay 95% of his contract for the remaining three years) Elias Kopke To BLUE JAYS Nick Senzel Spencer Steer Mike Orr Yonathan Perlaza Jordan Rivas All incoming players are in the minors. Jacob Evans and Pedro Diaz sign minor league deals. Jayden Gethers of Bluefield was named Player of the Week for the Appalachian League. For the Majors it was Dalton Pompey, Yankees & Eduardo Montan, Padres The Jays climbed to #26 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-29-2025 at 08:53 AM.

05-29-2025, 09:18 AM	#284
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 21st, 2023 A five run 9th made it into a game, but the Orioles still beat the Blue Jays, 8-6. WP - Jose Medina (10-7) Save - Ryan Mobley (7) LP - Brooks Pounders (0-3) Record - 50-65 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-02-2025, 08:37 PM	#285
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 22nd, 2023 The Orioles didn't allow a runner to get on base until the 6th and beat the Blue Jays, 6-3. WP - Matt Wisler (3-2) Save - Ryan Mobley (8) LP - Stephen Landazuri (0-3) Record - 50-66 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-06-2025, 04:44 PM	#286
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 23rd, 2023 Carlos Martinez had only one blemish on a great outing as he led the Jays to a 5-1 win over the Orioles. Domingo Santana homered for Toronto. WP - Carlos Martinez (8-10) LP - Pat Connaughton (2-3) Record - 51-66 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-06-2025, 05:08 PM	#287
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 24th, 2023 Late, back-to-back homers by Kevin Dowdell and Mike Trout made this less of a blow out, but the Yankees still beat the Blue Jays, 6-3. WP - Jacob deGrom (11-3) Save - Alex Claudio (9) LP - Taylore Cherry (4-4) Record - 51-67 Toronto has dropped below the Rays for last in the AL East. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-06-2025 at 05:10 PM.

06-13-2025, 11:55 AM	#288
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 25th, 2023 For only the second time in 14 attempts this season, the Blue Jays have beaten the Yankees. Isael Soto went 3 for 5 with a home run to lead the Jays to an 8-6 victory. WP - Nick Hanson (5-0) Save - Luke Yelverton (3) LP - Yimi Garcia (7-6) Record - 52-67 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-13-2025, 12:03 PM	#289
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	Greg Nappo is Designated for Assignment. James Needy and Justin Lent are called up from Buffalo. Christian Hicks is sent down. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-13-2025 at 12:16 PM.

06-20-2025, 09:13 AM	#290
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 26th, 2023 Darren Miller went 3 for 4, including a home run, as the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 5-2. James Needy made his Major League debut at 32 years old and pitched three shutout innings for the save. Domingo Santana and Josh Ockimey also homered for Toronto. WP - Brooks Pounders (1-3) Save - James Needy (1) LP - David Granados (0-2) Record - 53-67 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-20-2025, 09:20 AM	#291
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	Five minor league players have announced their retirement. Justin Bellinger peaked at AAA. He came to the Jays in a trade with Miami back in 2020. Dave Hollins Jr. got as high as AA. He had two stints in the Blue Jay organization - the current one started in 2021 when he came from Oakland as part of a trade. Jake Brigham pitched in 12 games with Atlanta back in 2015. He signed a minor league deal with the Jays back in April, but was unable to crack the big league roster. Adam Plutko got as high as AAA. He came over from the Marlins organization just in July. Dario Agrazal never got higher than Short A. He signed on as a minor leaguer in July. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-24-2025, 11:19 AM	#292
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 27th, 2023 The Yankees seemed to run out of pitchers in the 13th inning and Yimi Garcia took in on the chin, giving up seven as Toronto beat New York, 15-8. Spencer Kieboom went 3 for 7 with a home run and five RBI. Kevin Dowdell and Domingo Santana also went deep for the Blue Jays. WP - Mike Perkins (3-1) LP - Yimi Garcia (7-7) Record - 54-67 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 06-30-2025 at 08:39 AM.

06-24-2025, 11:21 AM	#293
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	Players of the Week: Paul Goldschmidt, Mariners & Dustin Fowler, Pirates The Blue Jays have climbed to #20 on the Weekly Power Rankings. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-24-2025, 11:22 AM	#294
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	Abel de los Santos and Jefry Yan signed minor league contracts. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

06-30-2025, 09:09 AM	#295
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 29th, 2023 Carlos Martinez kept the Jays in the game until the bats could come alive to beat the Red Sox, 5-2. Mike Trout notched his 41st home run of the season. Michael Brantley left the game after hurting himself sliding into 3rd. We await the prognosis. WP - Jorge Rondon (1-0) Save - Matt Hollingsworth (3) LP - Anderson Espinoza (5-3) Record - 55-67 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-05-2025 at 10:09 PM.

06-30-2025, 09:12 AM	#296
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	Michael Brantley has an elbow contusion. He has been placed on the 8-day IL, but that is likely all he will need. Jack Benninghoff is called up from Buffalo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 07-05-2025 at 10:09 PM.

07-05-2025, 10:37 PM	#297
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 30th, 2023 Xander Bagaerts was an unstoppable force. He had five hits including three home runs, both tying Red Sox records, as Boston beat Toronto, 13-10. The Jays saw homers from Domingo Santana and Justin Lent. WP - Erasmo Ramirez (5-0) Save - Caleb Thielbar (36) LP - Konner Wade (3-2) Record - 55-68 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-11-2025, 09:10 AM	#298
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	August 31st, 2023 Justin Lent went 3 for 3 with a home run, but two blown saves by the Blue Jay bullpen and an 11th inning home run by Xander Bagaerts gave the Red Sox a 5-4, walk-off win. WP - David Robertson (5-2) LP - Luke Yelverton (0-1) Record - 55-69 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-11-2025, 09:18 AM	#299
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	A bunch of Minor Leaguers were named Pitcher or Hitter of the Month of their respective leagues. Tony Meredith, RF, Dunedin. Austin DeCarr, SP, Dunedin Steve Johnson, SP, Lansing Sergio Armas, SP, Bluefield Ruben Campos, RF, DSL Sergio Romo, SP, Vancouver AUGUST AWARDS PITCHER - Jason Hursh, Angles & Drake McManus, Pirates HITTER - Dalton Pompey, Yankees & Eduardo Martin, Padres ROOKIE - Kyle Glass, White Sox & Danny Angulo, Padres SEPTEMBER CALL-UPS Zach Emerson David Kaplan John Starks Westhers Magdaleno Jonathan Rodriguez Christian Hicks Toby Jewett Reid Long __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

07-16-2025, 03:07 PM	#300
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,592	September 1st, 2023 Making the most of his September. Call-Up, Westhers Magdaleno went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles, leading the Jays to a 5-4 win over the Angels. It was Spencer Kieboom's 10th inning, RBI that gave them the walk-off. Domingo Santana homered for Toronto. WP - Zach Emerson (2-0) LP - Jason Hursh (3-5) Record - 56-69 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````