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Proud to be contributing news and opinion about the Toronto Blue Jays for Baseball Essential. Find me on Twitter @markhoffberg

Blue Jays’ GM Anthopoulos Rejects Contract, Will Leave Team

Mark Hoffberg
Oct 29, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays
In news that has shocked the Toronto sports landscape, Toronto Blue Jays GM and Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos has rejected a new deal from the ballclub and will leave at the end ...

A New Hope emerges in Toronto

Mark Hoffberg
Oct 1, 2015
Features, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays
2
It’s the 20th of April 2004. On the back of Ed Belfour, the Toronto Maple Leafs have beaten the Ottawa Senators in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals. But this is a baseball story, why is that r...

Should the Blue Jays be Sellers at the Trade Deadline?

Mark Hoffberg
Jul 25, 2015
American League East, Features, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays
2
As we near the end of July, the Toronto Blue Jays are a .500 team. Sometimes a little more than that, sometimes a little bit less, but overall they're winning as much as they're losing. As a result their chance...

Orioles Complain About Rogers Centre Turf, Considered Boycott

Mark Hoffberg
Apr 24, 2015
Baltimore Orioles, Breaking News, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays installed new turf at the Rogers Centre this season to hold them over until the stadium's eventual conversion to real grass for the 2017 season. The old AstroTurf played super fast, was ro...

Mark Buehrle Considering Retirement at End of 2015

Mark Hoffberg
Apr 17, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays
1
According to CBS Sports, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Mark Buehrle is considering retirement at the end of the 2015 season. Buehrle is in the final year of his contract that he signed with the Marlins and...

Blue Jays Remove Cecil from Role as Closer

Mark Hoffberg
Apr 9, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays
After throwing a wild pitch and hitting a batter in a bases loaded situation against their American League East rival New York Yankees Wednesday, the Blue Jays have pulled Brett Cecil back from the closers role...

Five Bold Predictions for the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays

Mark Hoffberg
Apr 5, 2015
Features, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays
For a team with eyes on the postseason, there are some doubts about certain elements of this Blue Jays team. The American League East isn’t the division of death it once was but the Jays are carrying a lot of y...

It’s Time for Baseball to Return to Montreal

Mark Hoffberg
Apr 2, 2015
Features, Opinions & Predictions
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In a short time, 30 major league teams in 27 major league cities will start their quest for the World Series. For one city, this will be the 11th season since they've had that chance. When the 2004 season en...

Heath Bell Retires After Release from Nationals

Mark Hoffberg
Mar 24, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Washington Nationals
“My kids wanted me home.” And with that, Heath Bell has called it a major league career. The 37-year-old was released by the Washington Nationals on Monday after struggling in spring training. Initial reports ...

LA Dodgers sign Hector Olivera to 6-year deal

Mark Hoffberg
Mar 24, 2015
Breaking News, Headlines, Los Angeles Dodgers
In a move that sets off a bomb in the competitive National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Cuban free agent Hector Olivera to a 6-year deal worth $62.5 million. The deal includes a $28 million ...
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