2026 Blue Jays (est. 2013) - Page 2

rpriske · 10-27-2024, 08:33 AM

March 9th, 2026

Other than a Leonard O'Neill home run, very little went right for the Blue Jays today and the A's walloped them, 13-2.

WP - Brady Rodgers (1-1)
LP - Elvin Chaney (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-8

rpriske · 10-31-2024, 02:08 PM

March 10th, 2026

The comeback attempt by Carlos Ortiz may have been dealt a fatal blow, as he gave up eight runs in five innings.

The White Sox beat the Blue Jays, 8-3.

Jermey Hinton and Chris Perrot homered for Toronto.

WP - John Miller (2-0)
LP - Carlos Ortiz (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-9

rpriske · 11-04-2024, 08:17 AM

March 11th, 2026

Zach Eflin allowed only one hit in five scoreless innings.

The Jays beat the Spiders 2-1 off home runs by Sixto Rodriguez and Jeremy Hinton.

Bartolo Aguilar faced five batters and struck out five batters.

WP - Zach Eflin (2-0)
Save - Jon MacNamara (1)
LP - Francisco Gutierrez (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-9

rpriske · 11-10-2024, 09:44 AM

March 12th, 2026

Grant Lester's first home run of the game tied it up in the 9th and forced extra innings. His second gave the Jays a, 11th inning, 7-5, walk off win over the Red Sox.

Javier Betancourt and Jose Ramos also homered for Toronto.

WP - Tom Flynn (2-0)
LP - Randall Delgado (1-2)

Spring Record - 10-9

rpriske · 11-14-2024, 08:57 AM

March 13th, 2026

Octavio Hernandez had a terrible outing, giving up eight runs in less than four innings.

The rest of the team did better but the Jays still lost, 8-6, to the Royals.

WP – Miguel Valle (2-1)
Save – Cesar Cabral (1)
LP – Octavio Hernandez (1-2)

Spring Record – 10-10

rpriske · 11-14-2024, 08:58 AM

TRADE

To PADRES

David Campbell
Mike Wright

To BLUE JAYS

Marcos Costello (SD retains small piece of contract)
Ron Holt
John Owens
Brian Greene
Mark Luvullo

Costello and Luvullo join the Spring Roster.

TRADE

To REDS

Julio de la Cruz
Roberto Garcia

To BLUE JAYS

Ralph League (CIN retains 45% of contract)
Merrill Gibson
Wyatt Hill
John Martin
Abraham O’Bryan

League joins the Spring Roster

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to Minor League Camp

Bartolo Aguilar
Martin Anderson
Carlos Ortiz
Dan Kidd
Jim Beltra
Simone Minghetti
Roy Williams
Dave Strickland
Ed Harris
Juan Ibanez

rpriske · 11-18-2024, 08:51 AM

March 14th, 2026

The Blue Jays power game was on point. Grant Lester, Michael Perez, Sixto Rodriguez, and Michael Morrow all homered. Add that to a solid start by Julio Reyna and four perfect innings in relief by Jim Anderson and Raul Alvarado and it equals a 9-1 win over the Angels.

WP - Julio Reyna (2-2)
LP - Hyung-gook Hae (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-10

rpriske · 11-23-2024, 08:40 AM

Been a long time since a crash. Grrrrr.....

rpriske · 11-27-2024, 03:24 PM

March 15th, 2026

The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 3-1, in Spring action.

WP - Barry Gordon (1-0)
Save - Carlos Gonzalez (1)
LP - Elvin Chaney (0-3)

Spring Record - 11-11

rpriske · 11-27-2024, 03:55 PM

March 16th, 2026

The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th and lost, 8-5, to the Yankees.

Toronto got homers from Grant Lester, John Kline, and Charles Blake.

WP - Kyle Zimmer (3-0)
LP - Mason Hope (1-1)

Spring Record - 11-12

rpriske · 11-30-2024, 11:48 AM

March 17th, 2026

It was a pretty close game today but the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto.

WP - Aaron Brown (1-0)
Save - Jose Lugones (1)
LP - Dave Klepfer (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-13

rpriske · 12-04-2024, 01:02 PM

March 19th, 2026

No lead was ever safe in this game as John Kline's RBI single capped off a four run 9th inning and gave the Jays an 11-10 win over the Tigers.

Jose Ramos homered twice!

WP - Joe Weaver (1-0)
LP - Jose Mejia (1-1)

Spring Record - 12-13

rpriske · 12-07-2024, 03:35 PM

March 20th, 2026

Julio Reyna pitch drive scoreless innings and Michael Perez hit a three-run homer as the Jays beat the Astros, 7-6.

WP - D.J. Baxendale (1-0)
LP - Millard Green (0-2)

Spring Record - 13-13

rpriske · 12-07-2024, 04:13 PM

March 21st, 2026

The Mariners come pout on top today, beating the Bleu Jays, 9-5.

Jeremy Hinton and Bernard Da Costa homered for Toronto.

WP - Armando Rodriguez (1-0)
LP - Zach Eflin (2-1)

Spring Record - 13-14

rpriske · 12-07-2024, 04:36 PM

March 22nd, 2026

Grant Lester went 4 for 4 with a Grand Slam as the Jays beat the Racers, 8-2.

Jim Mason and Leonard O'Neill also homered for Toronto.

WP - Elvin Chaney (1-3)
LP - John Niggli (0-2)

Spring Record - 14-14

rpriske · 12-10-2024, 01:57 PM

March 23rd, 2026

The penultimate game of the Spring schedule was a blow out as the Orioles crushed the Blue Jays, 10-1.

Jeremy Hinton hit his 7th homer of the Spring.

WP - Cristian Vargas (2-0)
LP - Mason Hope (1-2)

Spring Record - 14-15

rpriske · 12-10-2024, 02:22 PM

March 24th, 2026

The Jays wrapped their Spring schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Chris Perrot and Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto.

WP - Hal Lester (1-1)
Save - Dedgar Jimenez (1)
LP - Ethan Elias (2-1)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 14-16

rpriske · 12-10-2024, 03:28 PM

TRADE

To DIAMONDBACKS

Mason Hope
Ed Harris

To BLUE JAYS

Pete Johnston (ARZ retains 80% of salary)
Ralph Garrett
Jesus Vazquez
Jorge Delgado
Adam Lee

TRADE

To CARDINALS

Ralph League
Roberto Mendoza

To BLUE JAYS

Mike Zunino (STL retains 65% of contract)
Juan Alvarado
Greg Jackson
Chester Myers
Marcos Perez

TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Ken Eby
Ron Holt
Leon Martinez

To BLUE JAYS

Frank Adams
John Powell
Glenn Donnels
Joe McLamond
Jesus Valle
$25,000

TRADE

To RED SOX

Jim Anderson

To BLUE JAYS

Larry Phillips
Edinson Hawkins
Tim Gillespie
Dane Jones
Ramiro Garcia
$270,000

TRADE

To DODGERS

Austin Dean

To BLUE JAYS

Paul Harvey
Roderick Berg
Jorge Castellanos
Cameron Etheridge
Ed Sawyer
$490,000

Final Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Harry Carroll
Joe Weaver
Jeff Chapman
Riley Preston
Dave Klepfer
Raul Alvarado
Dave Anderson
Charles Blake
Marcos Costello
Jim Mason
Chris Perrot

Designate for Assignment

Luis Rodriguez
Pete Johnston

Rule 5 Returned to the Diamondbacks

Michael Morrow

rpriske · 12-10-2024, 04:21 PM

Owner's expectations: stay respectable.

Minor League Contracts signed

Tom Boyd
Kevin Dean
Deron Anderson
Marcos Antonio
Mario Candelario
Baltesar Bell
Ugo Cecon
Alfredo Baez
Alfredo Beltran
Antonio Bojorquez
Trevor Rosenthal
Steven Matz
Jose Fernandez
Dixon Anderson
Dylan Baker
Jose Castillo
Tyler Barnette

rpriske · 12-10-2024, 04:25 PM

Top Prospect Report

We aren't bad. The #11 Minor League System overall.

18. Jose Vidal - RP, Short A
23 - Turkekul Yildiz - RP, Rookie
59 - Carlos Vazquez - RF, International Complex
95 - Mark Lovullo - RP - Majors

10-27-2024, 08:33 AM	#21
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 9th, 2026 Other than a Leonard O'Neill home run, very little went right for the Blue Jays today and the A's walloped them, 13-2. WP - Brady Rodgers (1-1) LP - Elvin Chaney (0-2) Spring Record - 8-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-31-2024, 02:08 PM	#22
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 10th, 2026 The comeback attempt by Carlos Ortiz may have been dealt a fatal blow, as he gave up eight runs in five innings. The White Sox beat the Blue Jays, 8-3. Jermey Hinton and Chris Perrot homered for Toronto. WP - John Miller (2-0) LP - Carlos Ortiz (0-2) Spring Record - 8-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-04-2024, 08:17 AM	#23
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 11th, 2026 Zach Eflin allowed only one hit in five scoreless innings. The Jays beat the Spiders 2-1 off home runs by Sixto Rodriguez and Jeremy Hinton. Bartolo Aguilar faced five batters and struck out five batters. WP - Zach Eflin (2-0) Save - Jon MacNamara (1) LP - Francisco Gutierrez (0-1) Spring Record - 9-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-10-2024, 09:44 AM	#24
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 12th, 2026 Grant Lester's first home run of the game tied it up in the 9th and forced extra innings. His second gave the Jays a, 11th inning, 7-5, walk off win over the Red Sox. Javier Betancourt and Jose Ramos also homered for Toronto. WP - Tom Flynn (2-0) LP - Randall Delgado (1-2) Spring Record - 10-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-14-2024, 08:57 AM	#25
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 13th, 2026 Octavio Hernandez had a terrible outing, giving up eight runs in less than four innings. The rest of the team did better but the Jays still lost, 8-6, to the Royals. WP – Miguel Valle (2-1) Save – Cesar Cabral (1) LP – Octavio Hernandez (1-2) Spring Record – 10-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-14-2024, 08:58 AM	#26
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	TRADE To PADRES David Campbell Mike Wright To BLUE JAYS Marcos Costello (SD retains small piece of contract) Ron Holt John Owens Brian Greene Mark Luvullo Costello and Luvullo join the Spring Roster. TRADE To REDS Julio de la Cruz Roberto Garcia To BLUE JAYS Ralph League (CIN retains 45% of contract) Merrill Gibson Wyatt Hill John Martin Abraham O’Bryan League joins the Spring Roster Second Round of Spring Cuts Sent to Minor League Camp Bartolo Aguilar Martin Anderson Carlos Ortiz Dan Kidd Jim Beltra Simone Minghetti Roy Williams Dave Strickland Ed Harris Juan Ibanez __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-18-2024, 08:51 AM	#27
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 14th, 2026 The Blue Jays power game was on point. Grant Lester, Michael Perez, Sixto Rodriguez, and Michael Morrow all homered. Add that to a solid start by Julio Reyna and four perfect innings in relief by Jim Anderson and Raul Alvarado and it equals a 9-1 win over the Angels. WP - Julio Reyna (2-2) LP - Hyung-gook Hae (0-1) Spring Record - 11-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 11-23-2024 at 08:25 AM.

11-23-2024, 08:40 AM	#28
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	Been a long time since a crash. Grrrrr..... __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-27-2024, 03:24 PM	#29
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 15th, 2026 The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 3-1, in Spring action. WP - Barry Gordon (1-0) Save - Carlos Gonzalez (1) LP - Elvin Chaney (0-3) Spring Record - 11-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-27-2024, 03:55 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 16th, 2026 The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th and lost, 8-5, to the Yankees. Toronto got homers from Grant Lester, John Kline, and Charles Blake. WP - Kyle Zimmer (3-0) LP - Mason Hope (1-1) Spring Record - 11-12 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-30-2024, 11:48 AM	#31
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 17th, 2026 It was a pretty close game today but the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 4-3. Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto. WP - Aaron Brown (1-0) Save - Jose Lugones (1) LP - Dave Klepfer (0-1) Spring Record - 11-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-04-2024, 01:02 PM	#32
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 19th, 2026 No lead was ever safe in this game as John Kline's RBI single capped off a four run 9th inning and gave the Jays an 11-10 win over the Tigers. Jose Ramos homered twice! WP - Joe Weaver (1-0) LP - Jose Mejia (1-1) Spring Record - 12-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-07-2024 at 04:11 PM.

12-07-2024, 03:35 PM	#33
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 20th, 2026 Julio Reyna pitch drive scoreless innings and Michael Perez hit a three-run homer as the Jays beat the Astros, 7-6. WP - D.J. Baxendale (1-0) LP - Millard Green (0-2) Spring Record - 13-13 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 12-07-2024 at 04:11 PM.

12-07-2024, 04:13 PM	#34
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 21st, 2026 The Mariners come pout on top today, beating the Bleu Jays, 9-5. Jeremy Hinton and Bernard Da Costa homered for Toronto. WP - Armando Rodriguez (1-0) LP - Zach Eflin (2-1) Spring Record - 13-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-07-2024, 04:36 PM	#35
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 22nd, 2026 Grant Lester went 4 for 4 with a Grand Slam as the Jays beat the Racers, 8-2. Jim Mason and Leonard O'Neill also homered for Toronto. WP - Elvin Chaney (1-3) LP - John Niggli (0-2) Spring Record - 14-14 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-10-2024, 01:57 PM	#36
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 23rd, 2026 The penultimate game of the Spring schedule was a blow out as the Orioles crushed the Blue Jays, 10-1. Jeremy Hinton hit his 7th homer of the Spring. WP - Cristian Vargas (2-0) LP - Mason Hope (1-2) Spring Record - 14-15 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-10-2024, 02:22 PM	#37
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	March 24th, 2026 The Jays wrapped their Spring schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Rays. Chris Perrot and Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto. WP - Hal Lester (1-1) Save - Dedgar Jimenez (1) LP - Ethan Elias (2-1) FINAL SPRING RECORD - 14-16 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-10-2024, 03:28 PM	#38
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	TRADE To DIAMONDBACKS Mason Hope Ed Harris To BLUE JAYS Pete Johnston (ARZ retains 80% of salary) Ralph Garrett Jesus Vazquez Jorge Delgado Adam Lee TRADE To CARDINALS Ralph League Roberto Mendoza To BLUE JAYS Mike Zunino (STL retains 65% of contract) Juan Alvarado Greg Jackson Chester Myers Marcos Perez TRADE To ATHLETICS Ken Eby Ron Holt Leon Martinez To BLUE JAYS Frank Adams John Powell Glenn Donnels Joe McLamond Jesus Valle $25,000 TRADE To RED SOX Jim Anderson To BLUE JAYS Larry Phillips Edinson Hawkins Tim Gillespie Dane Jones Ramiro Garcia $270,000 TRADE To DODGERS Austin Dean To BLUE JAYS Paul Harvey Roderick Berg Jorge Castellanos Cameron Etheridge Ed Sawyer $490,000 Final Spring Cuts Sent to the Minor League Camp Harry Carroll Joe Weaver Jeff Chapman Riley Preston Dave Klepfer Raul Alvarado Dave Anderson Charles Blake Marcos Costello Jim Mason Chris Perrot Designate for Assignment Luis Rodriguez Pete Johnston Rule 5 Returned to the Diamondbacks Michael Morrow __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-27-2025 at 06:39 AM.

12-10-2024, 04:21 PM	#39
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	Owner's expectations: stay respectable. Minor League Contracts signed Tom Boyd Kevin Dean Deron Anderson Marcos Antonio Mario Candelario Baltesar Bell Ugo Cecon Alfredo Baez Alfredo Beltran Antonio Bojorquez Trevor Rosenthal Steven Matz Jose Fernandez Dixon Anderson Dylan Baker Jose Castillo Tyler Barnette __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

12-10-2024, 04:25 PM	#40
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 25,866	Top Prospect Report We aren't bad. The #11 Minor League System overall. 18. Jose Vidal - RP, Short A 23 - Turkekul Yildiz - RP, Rookie 59 - Carlos Vazquez - RF, International Complex 95 - Mark Lovullo - RP - Majors __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````