Vlad goes airborne, scores on incredible Superman slide
MIAMI — The Dominican Republic has battered its opponents this World Baseball Classic, launching home runs with abandon, with wild celebrations at home plate. But that doesn’t mean they can’t score in other ways. In Friday night's 10-0 quarterfinal victory against Korea, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a second-inning walk against
Berríos (right elbow inflammation) to visit doctor
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- José Berríos will travel to meet with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday, the next step after recent MRIs showed a new type of inflammation in his right elbow. This inflammation is different from what Berríos dealt with towards the end of the 2025 season, when he landed
Yesavage recalls his top moments from whirlwind rise to Majors
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Friday morning, Trey Yesavage walked back into the Blue Jays’ clubhouse holding a plaque. He’d just been named the Blue Jays’ 2025 Minor League Pitcher of the Year. It felt like watching the Academy Awards ceremony, when the nominees for Best Picture are announced and we’re left
Third time's the charm? Canada has another USA matchup on deck
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Depending on your passport, it’s been a tough spring for Canada versus the United States. Back in February at the Winter Olympics, the Canadian women’s hockey team lost the gold medal game to the United States, 2-1 in overtime. Three days later, the men’s team lost their
Answering your Blue Jays questions as Opening Day nears
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Rogers added to Team USA's roster for quarterfinals vs. Canada
The first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic provided a bevy of indelible moments and wall-to-wall thrills. We should expect more of the same once the quarterfinals begin on Friday.
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From Spring Breakout to Major League stardom in the blink of an eye
Through the first two iterations of Spring Breakout, many young prospects have gone head-to-head before quickly establishing themselves as stars at the Major League level. Look no further than the first game, where Paul Skenes struck out Jackson Holliday in the first inning, weeks before they'd both make their big
He's no 'stick-in-the-mud': Lauer has power as Toronto's great counterweight
TAMPA -- We tend to talk about Eric Lauer in the abstract, always attached to some other player or some other idea. He’s become the Blue Jays’ great counterweight. The rotation gets healthy in 2025? Lauer to the bullpen. Sign Cody Ponce in the offseason? Lauer to the bullpen. Trey
Vladdy of course wasn't going to miss the D.R. home run party
MIAMI -- This Dominican Republic lineup is all-time. And so are its home run celebrations. Juan Soto, Ketel Marte, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr. all crushed monster home runs in the heavyweight bout between the D.R. and Venezuela on Wednesday night at the World Baseball Classic, which the
Toronto has ample rotation depth. What does that mean for the 'pen?
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays’ bullpen is complicated. We’ll find out if that’s a good or a bad thing when the real games begin, but for now, it’s complicated. A year ago, the Blue Jays added aggressively, first with Jeff Hoffman as the new closer and later with Louis
Here are 30 prospect predictions for 2026
We are all about the future at MLB Pipeline. Obviously, any talk about prospects and who they might become involves some prognostication. Fresh off flexing those muscles to present every organization’s Top 30 prospects list, we’re keeping our crystal ball in active mode to provide a prospect prediction for each
How's the Blue Jays' potential Opening Day roster shaping up?
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have more big leaguers than roster spots, which is a fine place to start. Toronto’s rotation is extremely crowded, especially following the addition of Max Scherzer, who looks like he belongs. The position player group leans heavily towards outfielders, too, so manager John Schneider
Who'll win awards in '26? Here are the top contenders in each division
The Yankees and Giants will open the 2026 MLB season on March 25. We’ll be counting down to that date with our annual preview series, with each story looking ahead to the coming season by breaking down a particular topic. Previously: The best pending free agent in each division. Today:
'Half-robot' Kasevich emerging as prospect to watch in Blue Jays camp
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Each camp has its darling, a tradition stretching back a half-century in Dunedin. Some years, a star is born. Other years, fool’s gold is dug up from the dirt and soon forgotten. Addison Barger had his breakthrough spring coming up as a prospect that February and March
Kirk homers, drives in 4 to lead Mexico's run-rule rout of Brazil
HOUSTON -- The Team Mexico electric factory has arrived in full force -- and the showdown with Team USA is on. Mexico’s bats erupted in a 16-0, six-inning run-rule-shortened drubbing of Brazil in their second game of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday. The offense is firing on all cylinders
Blue Jays reliever Rodriguez leading Cuba's pitching staff
Rumors about Cuba losing its swagger on the international baseball scene may, in fact, have been greatly exaggerated. The global hardball titans won again on Sunday afternoon, beating Colombia, 7-4, and moving them to 2-0 in World Baseball Classic’s Pool A while eliminating Colombia (0-3) from advancing to the knockout
1 position battle still undecided for each team
There's so much on the line every Spring Training as all 30 MLB teams work to finalize their rosters for Opening Day. While some positions are set long before the season begins, each club is still trying to nail down at least one key aspect of its roster -- and
Yesavage's '26 will look much different than '25 -- and for good reason
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A 41-year-old firing 4 no-hit frames? Must be Mad Max
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Typically, Spring Training buzz is reserved for the top prospects, the new guys, the players half Max Scherzer’s age. There’s never been anything typical about Scherzer, though, and the Blue Jays don’t need typical. This team doesn’t need average innings in a rotation spilling over with big
How the ‘24 Draft class could shape the ‘26 season
The 2024 Draft class is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory. Following a 2023 class that featured some of the best top-end prospect talent of any Draft -- with names like Paul Skenes, Dylan Crews, Wyatt Langford and Max Clark going in the top five
Berríos makes statement in bid for spot in Blue Jays' crowded rotation
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- The Blue Jays have eight starters for a five-man rotation, and so there are likely to be some unhappy campers when the regular season begins. José Berríos started Friday afternoon’s 9-2 win over the Pirates at TD Ballpark and is battling to maintain a rotation spot despite