2023 Blue Jays (est. 2013)

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Previous Seasons

2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series)

2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series)

2015 - 85-77 (Texas Rangers beat Atlanta Braves in World Series)

2016 - 91-71 Won the AL East, Made it to the ALCS, swept by the Mariners (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2017 - 92-70 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Cleveland 3-1 (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2018 - 100-62 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Kansas City 3-1 (Cubs beat Royals in World Series)

2019 - 73-89 (Mariners beat Rockies in World Series)

2020 - 84-78 (Astros beat Dodgers in World Series)

2021 - 73-89 (White Sox beat Cubs in World Series)

2022 - 64-98 (Yankees beat Reds in World Series)

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Major Offseason Losses

Wilin Rosario (Free Agency)
Dale McDonald (Free Agency)

Major Offseason Additions

None

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February 18th, 2023

The Jays opened Spring Training with a 7-2 win over the Mariners.

Larry Johnson knocked in four, including a 3-run homer. Andrew Velazquez also homered for Toronto.

WP - Carlos Martinez (1-0)
LP - Buddy Foster (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

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February 19th, 2023

The Blue Jays fell 3-1 to the Rangers.

Chris Reid pitched 2.2 innings in relief, giving up no hits and one walk.

WP - Jesus Bueno (1-0)
Save - Stephen Pryor (2)
LP - Alex Burgos (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-1

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February 20th, 2023

Pedro Hernandez and four relievers combined to shut out the Spiders, as the Jays won 4-0

WP - Pedro Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Austin Wright (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

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February 21st, 2023

Larry Johnson went 2 for 4 with a double, a triple and three RBI as the Blue Jays beat the Rays 7-1.

WP - Pierce Johnson (1-0)
Save - Juan Herrera (1)
LP - Dylan Bundy (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-1

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February 22nd, 2023

Ken Buck's home run was the difference maker as the Blue Jays beat the Royals 3-2.

WP - Mike Clevinger (1-0)
Save - Chad Green (1)
LP - Javier Enriquez (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-1

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February 23rd, 2023

The odds of Clyde Moore cracking the rotation were never high, but giving up six runs in under four innings surely didn't help his cause.

The Twins beat the Jays 6-3.

Victor Vazquez homered for Toronto.

WP - Duane Underwood (1-0)
Save - Ward Stone (3)
LP - Clyde Moore (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-2

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February 24th, 2023

Carlos Martinez's first spring start was very good. His second... not so much.

The Angels beat the Jays 6-2.

Gregory Polanco homered for Toronto.

Leonard Dryden left the game with some sort of abdominal injury.

WP - Tony Jenkins (1-1)
LP - Carlos Martinez (1-1)

Spring Record - 4-3

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Leonard Dryden is going to be on the shelf for the next 3-4 weeks.

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February 25th, 2023

Not only did Alex Burgos lead the Jays to a 2-1 win over the Astros, but the Toronto bullpen has yet to give up an earned run this Spring!

Victor Vazquez homered for the Jays.

Jose Suarez left the game with a sore shoulder. It is not believed to be serious.

WP - Alex Burgos (1-1)
Save - Patrick Brown (1)
LP - Vin Mazzaro (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-3

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February 26th, 2023

We jinxed it. After Brad Boxberger gave up the first earned run by a Toronto reliever he said, "There was a lot of pressure on the younger guys. I gave one up to take it off them. It is called leadership."

The Jays lost 5-1 to the Red Sox.

Daniel Vogelbach homered for the Jays.

WP - Mike Wright (1-1)
Save - David Goodwin (1)
LP - Pedro Hernandez (1-1)

Spring Record - 5-4

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February 27th, 2023

The Blue Jays thumped the Tigers, beating them 10-3.

Pierce Johnson had a nice start and Toronto saw homers from Brian Goodwin, Clark O'Rorke, and Joey Holloway.

Santiago Gomez came off the field at the end of the game looking a little worse for wear. Word is that he will be fine.

WP - Pierce Johnson (2-0)
LP - Desmond Perkins (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-4

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First round of Spring cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp:

Clyde Moore
Brad Boxberger
Santiago Gomez
Bartolo Aguilar
John Miller
Dan Gibson
Jose Suarez
Craig Dickerson
Gioskar Amaya


TRADE

To METS

Armando Castillo
Louis Gutierrez
Cedric Robinson

To BLUE JAYS

Michael Taylor (NYM retain most of contract)
Tony Castro
Anthony Fromm
Art Forrest
Miguel Filgueira

Taylor joins the big league camp.

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February 28th, 2023

A nice start by Mike Clevinger led to a 7-4 win by the Blue Jays over the Orioles.

Yan Gomes and Danny Potts homered for Toronto.

WP - Derek Varnadore (1-0)
Save - Dave Klepfer (1)
LP - Trey Cobb (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-4

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March 1st, 2023

Kurt Heyer got a chance to start a game... and he got blasted, giving up seven runs in under five innings. The Jays lost 7-4 to the Yankees.

Gregory Polanco homered for Toronto.

Carlos Enriquez, in a competition with Danny Potts for the 3B job, left the game with an unknown injury.

WP - Tony CIngrani (1-0)
Save - Daniel Watts (1)
LP - Kurt Heyer (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-5

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Carlos Enriquez has aúne sprain and we are going to give him a couple of weeks off.

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March 3rd, 2023

The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th and fell 3-2 to the A's.

WP - John Brandt (1-0)
Save - Travis Rowsell (3)
LP - Donald Curtis (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-6

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March 4th, 2023

The story of today for the Jays was not the 4-1 loss to the Racers. It was both Alex Burgos and Derek Varnadore leaving the field earlier than planned.

Reports say that Burgos should be ready for his next scheduled start, but it isn't clear whether Varnadore will be back by Opening Day.

WP - David Holmberg (2-0)
Save - Pedro Burgos (3)
LP - Alex Burgos (1-2)

Spring Record - 7-7

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March 5th, 2023

Pedro Hernandez pitched five strong innings, sending the Jays to a 2-1 win over the White Sox.

Brian Goodwin was ejected for his part in a bench-clearing brawl - kind of embarrassing for spring training.

Jose Deleon homered for Toronto.

WP - Pedro Hernandez (2-1)
Save - C.K. Irby (1)
LP - Austin Kirk (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-7