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Toronto Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com Author of "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" (2025)

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Blue Jays begin their offseason with new standards, new expectations TORONTO -- Baseball isn’t going to wait around for the Blue Jays. Suddenly, even harshly, the MLB offseason is about to begin. Even in the haze of these early days, when it’s still so hard to see thro...

Baseball isn’t going to wait around for the Blue Jays. Suddenly, even harshly, the MLB offseason is about to begin.

Story on the new standard in Toronto and the big deicisions facing the #BlueJays:

www.mlb.com/news/blue-ja...

03.11.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Spring training field

Spring training field

Stack of books β€œThe franchise: Toronto Blue Jays”

Stack of books β€œThe franchise: Toronto Blue Jays”

Final out of the World Series

Final out of the World Series

From Day 1 to Game 7.

Lots of flights, lots of nights and a book released in the middle of it all.

I’ll always remember covering the 2025 #BlueJays. My life in Toronto is made possible because a lot of people give a damn about this baseball team. Thank you. πŸ₯ƒ

03.11.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
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Bichette's HR brought Blue Jays so close ... and now free agency awaits TORONTO -- It felt like Bo Bichette had given us all a moment that might soften everything that came after it. His three-run home run early in Game 7 of the World Series felt like it would be remember...

Bo Bichette wants to be here. He’s always wanted to be here.

Now, so cruelly and quickly, reality has arrived for one of the longtime faces of the #BlueJays:

www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...

02.11.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3
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Blue Jays 'left it all out there' in memorable 2025 run TORONTO -- No one wanted to go home. Not yet. Inside the Blue Jays’ clubhouse after Game 7, as the clocks crept further into the next morning, no one wanted to leave. They’d just lost the World Series...

No one wanted to go home. Not yet.

One last time, on the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays:

www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...

02.11.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

Chris Bassitt, fighting through tears, says he hopes that he gets another chance with this group.

β€œI love these guys … it’s hard to replicate true love. You can try to replicate this. A lot of people will try, but it’s not really possible.” #BlueJays

02.11.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Bo Bichette on his future:

β€œI’ve said I want to be here from the beginning.” #BlueJays

02.11.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9

Ernie Clement:

β€œI’ve been crying for an hour. I thought I was done with the tears. I just love these guys so much. It was so fun coming to work every day.” #BlueJays

02.11.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 481    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 14

John Schneider called this β€œan epic World Series”.

β€œAt the end of the day, players can become legends or they can be this close. We were this close.” #BlueJays

02.11.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

An emotional John Schneider:

β€œI just had my first team meeting.”

He’s speaking of his pride in this team and the new standard that has been set for the #BlueJays.

02.11.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

It’s over.

The #BlueJays have lost Game 7 of the World Series to the Dodgers, 5-4, in 11 innings.

This dream season, in which this team captured the hearts and imaginations of Canadians like we haven’t seen since 1993, ends in unbelievable heartbreak.

02.11.2025 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 4

Will Smith just took Shane Bieber deep!

The #BlueJays, suddenly down 5-4 in the 11th, are fighting for their lives.

Due up in the bottom half: Guerrero, Kiner-Falefa, Barger.

02.11.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

By an inch, DomΓ­nguez’s foot beat HernΓ‘ndez’s to the bag. Wow.

The #BlueJays have a shot to walk off the World Series in the bottom of the 10th. If they don’t, the top of LA’s lineup is due.

02.11.2025 03:55 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Dodgers are brining in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who started last night's game, to pitch in the bottom of the 9th with one out.

What a scene at Rogers Centre. Alejandro Kirk, and potentially Ernie Clement, have the chance to walk off the World Series for the #BlueJays

02.11.2025 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my god, the Dodgers have tied it.

Rojas to left field, solo shot. It's 4-4 in the 9th. #BlueJays

02.11.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Ernie Clement now owns the all-time MLB record for most hits in a single postseason, with 30.

"Ernie! Ernie! Ernie!" rains down as the Dodgers make a pitching change.

The #BlueJays' breakout star of the 2025 World Series run.

02.11.2025 02:57 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

The #BlueJays are three outs away from winning the World Series... and Jeff Hoffman will need to go through Shohei Ohtani.

This is as good at baseball gets.

02.11.2025 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 4

Trey Yesavage is in to pitch the seventh inning for the #BlueJays, up 4-2 in Game 7 of the World Series.

What a season... and what a moment now.

02.11.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ernie Clement has paid for a beer for the last time. #BlueJays

02.11.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Trey Yesavage is up in the #BlueJays' bullpen.

02.11.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Bichette opens Game 7 scoring with 3-run blast that knocks out Ohtani TORONTO -- Bo Bichette just had a career-defining moment in the biggest game of his life, launching a three-run home run off Shohei Ohtani in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday. The 442-foot shot ...

Bo Bichette has his career-defining moment with the #BlueJays. Will it be enough to lift them to their first World Series since 1993?

www.mlb.com/news/bo-bich...

02.11.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The benches have cleared in Game 7 of the World Series!

AndrΓ©s GimΓ©nez was finally hit by a pitch after taking a couple up and in, then had words for Wrobleski. What a scene.

Jeff Hoffman is going after someone now, too, and had to be pulled away. #BlueJays

02.11.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The most important defensive play of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s life gets the #BlueJays out of an inning that could have been much, much worse.

The bullpen door needs to swing open for the 5th.

02.11.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Bo Bichette just hit a three-run shot off the Flight Deck in centre field. 442 feet.

A career-defining moment for Bichette. Wow. Shohei Ohtani is walking off the mound.

#BlueJays up, 3-0.

02.11.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

Ohtani doesn't look sharp at all. His breaking pitches are hopeless early on and all he has is the fastball.

#BlueJays need to make this happen early.

02.11.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Lucky jersey No. 2? Vladdy dons game-worn hockey hero's jersey ahead of Game 7 TORONTO -- Another Game 7, another hockey jersey for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. This time, he’s repping Captain Clutch. Guerrero walked into Rogers Centre Saturday afternoon wearing the red Team Canada jer...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rolled up for Game 7 in a game-worn jersey from Canadian hockey icon Marie-Philip Poulin.

Another instalment in my series as MLBβ€’com's hockey correspondent:

www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...

01.11.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 10

John Schneider on Max Scherzer ahead of Game 7:

β€œI was walking to get some food a while after the game [last night]. He was walking past me and it looked like he wanted to kill somebody already.” #BlueJays

01.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 9

John Schneider tells us that just before the #BlueJays took the field for Game 6 last night, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. told the team:

β€œIf you’re nervous tonight, look at me.”

01.11.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 269    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 18
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Welcome to the final episode of Baseball.

#BlueJays - Dodgers
Game 7
8pm ET

01.11.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

The amount of focus and coverage on the wedged ball instead of the final play of Game 6 still doesn’t make sense to me the day after, but these things shouldn’t surprise me and really, none of it matters now.

It’s what the #BlueJays need to avoid in Game 7: free outs & mistakes.

01.11.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

264 days ago, I landed in Dunedin for #BlueJays Spring Training.

It all ends tonight in Game 7 of the World Series.

They are legally not allowed to play more baseball after today. They won’t let them.

01.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0