Glew: Remembering Rico Carty
Fifteen years before Rickey was being Rickey in Toronto, Rico was being Rico.
Rico Carty, who died on November 23, was a great hitter but an equally great character. Read more about the slugger who insisted on playing with his wallet in his back pocket.
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Shushkewich: Jays improve with a Rawlings Gold Glove (Platinum too) winner Giménez
Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich takes a deeper look at Gold Glove Award winning infielder Andres Giménez who the Toronto Blue Jays recently acquired from the Cleveland Guardians.
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Blue Jays select Bastardo in Rule 5 draft
The Toronto Blue Jays selected right-hander Angel Bastardo in the Rule 5 draft on Wednesday.
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R.I.P. Merv Rettenmund, former Jays roving instructor
Former Toronto Blue Jays roving minor league hitting instructor Merv Rettenmund passed away on Saturday at the age of 81.
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Blue Jays acquire Giménez and Sandlin
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired 2B Andrés Giménez and RHP Nick Sandlin from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for INF Spencer Horwitz and OF Nick Mitchell.
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Glew: Romano says Jays' decision to non-tender him was "a little surprising"
Jordan Romano found it “a little surprising” that the Toronto Blue Jays didn’t tender him a contract following the season.
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Romano to sign with Phillies
Former Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) is in agreement on a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, pending a physical.
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Glew: Newly elected Hall of Famer Parker played for the Blue Jays
Newly elected Hall of Famer Dave Parker played his final 13 major league games with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1991.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wins Canadian ball hall's Tip O'Neill Award
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.) has won the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2024 Tip O’Neill Award.
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Toronto baseball writers honour Berrios, Francis, Guerrero Jr., Horwitz, Jansen
The Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) announced their 2024 Toronto Blue Jays award winners on Tuesday.
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Blue Jays sign Gowdy, Stefanic, invite them to spring training
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed INF Michael Stefanic and RHP Kevin Gowdy to minor league contracts.
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BWDIK: Burgess, Melvin, Pop, Quantrill, Romano, Smith
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Jordan Romano, Zach Pop, Cal Quantrill, Cade Smith, Doug Melvin, Tim Johnson and Tom Burgess.
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Blue Jays non-tender Romano, keep Pop
The Toronto Blue Jays have non-tendered closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.). They did, however, tender a contract to right-hander Zach Pop (Brampton, Ont.).
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Blue Jays hire David Bell as VP, baseball operations and assistant GM
The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Bell as vice president, Baseball Operations and assistant general manager.
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Blue Jays promote Tramuta to director of amateur scouting
The Toronto Blue Jays have announced that Marc Tramuta has been promoted to Director, Amateur Scouting.
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Elliott: Devon White never forgot his sandlot coach, fans won't forget his catch
A call from Bruce Eagel, son of Devon White’s former sandlot coach, took Bob Elliott back to a day at Yankee Stadium and memories of the gazelle-like centre fielder, who won five Gold Gloves.
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Glew: Canadian baseball notes - Brown, Guerrero, Naylor, O'Neill, Pivetta, Zastryzny
Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew provides some early week Canadian baseball notes about Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Tyler O’Neill, Rob Zastryzny and Dasan Brown.
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Blue Jays' Varsho wins first Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho has won his first Rawling Gold Glove Award.
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Shushkewich: After first pro campaign, Shaw sets new goals for offseason
“Heading into the 2024 season, Sam Shaw was excited for the opportunity that lay ahead.
Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023 MLB draft, Shaw had a cup of coffee in Rookie League ball in 2023 before gearing up for his first full professional season.
“I didn’t really know what to expect heading into the season,” said Shaw, speaking to the Canadian Baseball Network. “I had talked to some other guys around the clubhouse early into the offseason but I went into this past season looking to get a gauge of what was expected and I think the few games I got into during the 2023 season helped set the tone for what was lying ahead this year.”
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Blue Jays hire Popkins as hitting coach
The Toronto Blue Jays have hired David Popkins to be their new hitting coach.
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