Braydon Fisher now up behind Varland as Guardians load bases

Louis Varland in for the save chance as Blue Jays lead CLE 5-2 in the 9th inning

Tyler Rogers warming up for the Blue Jays, suggesting that Louis Varland would be used for the 9th if the score holds and this remains a save situation.

Yohendrick Pinango was watching Bronny, LeBron and the Lakers on TV last night when he got the call that he'd be joining the Blue Jays. The first call he made was to his mom, but she was sleeping so he told his sister first before his mom awoke and heard the good news.

Yohendrick Pinango has "bad intentions" at the plate, according to manager John Schneider. Asked if he agreed with that assessment, Pinango said he definitely does. Describes himself as an "aggressive" hitter.

Moving Yimi Garcia to the 60-day IL doesn’t push back his season debut by much per John Schneider. Maybe by an outing or two. He’s eligible to return in May after 60 days on the sidelines.

Trey Yesavage will make his season debut Tuesday against the Red Sox as a starting pitcher. Still building up so won’t be a full 100-pitch workload.

Blue Jays are moving Eric Lauer to the bullpen Corbin starts tomorrow. Then Cease. Then Yesavage. Then Scherzer.

Max Scherzer on today's start: "You get punched in the face, spit it out, wake back up and figure out what's wrong and fix it. And we'll go back out there and compete." Asked how his forearm feels, he said "I would not characterize this start as the fault of my forearm."

Nathan Lukes dealing with left hamstring discomfort per Jays

Asked about the upper minors of the Blue Jays' system, GM Ross Atkins said the Jays "feel like we're not far away from having another run of depth for the organization to come up and help."

Blue Jays acquire catcher Willie MacIver from Texas for cash and option him to AAA Tyler Fitzgerald DFA per team

More Blue Jays notes: •Jose Berrios slated to start Tues for AAA • once Yimi Garcia begins a rehab stint he’ll likely need 3+ games • Shane Bieber likely needs a month+ as he needs to face hitters & build up in rehab games • Springer may not need a rehab stint but Barger will

Blue Jays are moving to a closer by committee per Ross Atkins Jeff Hoffman could see some save chances, but he’s no longer the primary option Louis Varland and others will contribute too.

Jose Berrios will continue his rehab at AAA next When he & Trey Yesavage return to majors, Ross Atkins said most logical option would be to move a SP or two to bullpen. Said it would be a good problem to have.

Blue Jays continue discussing next steps for Trey Yesavage per Ross Atkins Possible he pitches in majors soon but further rehab also under discussion

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Blue Jays vs. Guardians probables for this weekend in Toronto: Friday: Max Scherzer vs. Gavin Williams Saturday: Kevin Gausman vs. Joey Cantillo Sunday: Dylan Cease vs. Slade Cecconi

these navy and orange Tigers jerseys are 10/10 for me

Jays prospect Juan Sanchez is joining the Dunedin Blue Jays at Class A today as reported by Keegan Matheson 18-year-old posted a 1.004 OPS in the Dominican Summer League last year

Tigers sign Kevin McGonigle to an eight-year, $150 million extension per team. Deal begins next year, covers the 2027-2034 seasons. Buys out three free agent years. Escalators could bring value of deal to $160 million.

Lenyn Sosa active for Blue Jays; Tyler Fitzgerald optioned

Blue Jays acquire infielder Lenyn Sosa from the White Sox for 18-year-old OF Jordan Rich and a PTBNL or cash. Shane Bieber moved to the 60-day IL to make 40-man space.

10 Blue Jays on the IL, $100 million in payroll. From Springer & Yesavage to Bieber & Santander let's look at how close they are to returning... www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...

George Springer tells me & @thehazelmae.bsky.social he was planning to take his next AB yesterday but an x-ray revealed a fracture & team told him no "I want to play, so if I can feel good to go I’m going to try. I’ll leave that up to Schneids & the staff but I’m going to try to push the envelope”

Blue Jays vs. Brewers probables: Tuesday: Kevin Gausman vs. Jacob Misiorowski Wednesday: Dylan Cease vs. TBA Thursday: Patrick Corbin vs. TBA

Eloy Jiménez officially selected to Jays’ roster. He’s active today. Springer to 10-day IL.

Eric Lauer: "Losing George is going to be a big one. We're definitely going to miss his bat." Expects Springer to continue supporting Blue Jays teammates while his toe heals.

When it comes to replacing George Springer, the Blue Jays' AAA position players include: Eloy Jiménez (R) Yohendrick Pinango (L) Jonatan Clase (S) Riley Tirotta (R) Charles McAdoo (R) RJ Schreck (L) Josh Kasevich (R) Only Clase is on the 40-man, but Jays have an open spot.

George Springer has a fractured left big toe per Blue Jays

Myles Straw on deck slated to pinch hit for George Springer here

Eric Lauer feels much better. Just a day off for Okamoto. Schneider looking for a way to get Fitzgerald into a game soon if possible.

Max Scherzer all set to start tomorrow as planned with a “pretty normal” workload expected per John Schneider.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with doubles clocked at 112.6 mph & 115.7 mph tonight

Nine runs for the Blue Jays, a new season high...

Joe Mantiply has quietly struck out seven of the 12 hitters he's faced since joining the Blue Jays last weekend.

First big-league home run for Brandon Valenzuela, who gives the Blue Jays the lead with a no-doubter to right field.

sounds like a max of approx. 90 pitches for Patrick Corbin tonight vs. Twins

As Alejandro Kirk recovers, he’ll do “a lot of” his work at the team’s Fla. player development complex per mgr John Schneider. When it comes to Kirk’s ~6 wk timeline he could be ramping up baseball activities then or nearly ready for games then, hard to say today per Schneider

Trey Yesavage had a good rehab start last night lining him up for likely “one more minor-league start” … “probably middle of next week sometime,” per manager John Schneider. Yesavage expected to build pitch count closer to 70 whether at Class A Dunedin or another minor-league affiliate.

Some Maple Leafs players are here at Rogers Centre for a tour this afternoon. Domi & Tanev among them.

Pitchers Josh Fleming and Austin Voth both cleared waivers post-DFA and elected free agency per Blue Jays

Louis Varland is “quickly becoming one of my favourite players” because of his mindset and performance, John Schneider said.

if the 2026 Blue Jays are going to embody the kind of resilience that put them on the Dodgers’ level last year, now would be a great time to access it. www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...

Blue Jays have been awful with runners in scoring position this year, hitting .213 with a .593 OPS. That has obviously cost them wins already. But worth noting these things tend to normalize over time and Jays have the 5th best xwOBA in MLB for the season at .331.

Patrick Corbin active. Josh Fleming DFA. Tyler Fitzgerald active. Addison Barger IL.

Addison Barger (ankle) “trending in the right direction,” but an IL stint hasn’t been ruled out per John Schneider.

Alejandro Kirk having surgery on his left thumb tomorrow per mgr John Schneider

Kevin Gausman has re-watched every playoff pitch he threw. While working out, he'd sometimes listen to radio broadcasts of his starts “Kind of heartbreaking at times. But I kind of needed it to get over it … It's almost like when you have a bad breakup” www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...

Discomfort in both ankles for Addison Barger. John Schneider: "Hopefully it's just a day or two or maybe not even a day."