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Devon Travis Means Everything to the Toronto Blue Jays

May 26, 2016

American League, Headlines, Injuries, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

May 5, 2015, the Toronto Blue Jays sat at 13-16, 3 games under .500 and everyone had given up hope on their playoff aspirations. On that same day the Blue Jays called up Chris Colabello, who was just named Inte...

More Steroid Busts Coming for MLB

Joshua Sadlock

May 4, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball

According to two sources close to the league, Major League Baseball is continuing to process a handful of positive performance-enhancing drug tests, with one announcement expected to come at some point later th...

Chris Colabello Suspended 80 Games

Dustin Saracini

Apr 22, 2016

American League, American League East, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays first baseman will be out until July 23rd after testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, an anabolic steroid. Members of the media were told the team was holding a players o...

Hitting Leadoff: The Case for Chris Colabello

Dustin Saracini

Mar 12, 2016

American League, American League East, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Spring Training, Toronto Blue Jays

An elite top of the lineup hitter, equipped with all the necessary tools, is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Speed, the ability to see pitches, get on base and hit for contact are skill-sets managers l...

In Toronto, It’s Out With the Old, In With the New

Raza Malik

Sep 15, 2015

American League, American League East, Headlines, Kansas City Royals, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays

No team has undergone more of a makeover since last season than the Toronto Blue Jays. Management overturned the majority of the roster at the end of last season as well as at the trade deadline just a month ag...

Chris Colabello: The Unsung Hero of the Toronto Blue Jays

Evan Marinofsky

Jul 1, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Behind the Toronto Blue Jays' top-ranked offense, many names come to mind: Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Donaldson, Russell Martin, Jose Reyes. But there's one name that almost nobody thinks of. He wea...

Marco Estrada misses perfection, Blue Jays top Rays 1-0

Justin Levine

Jun 24, 2015

American League, American League East, Fantasy, Features, Major League Baseball, Media, Toronto Blue Jays

In a game full of non-stop action, the Toronto Blue Jays were nothing short of spectacular on this wonderful Sunday afternoon. On a beautiful day at Tropicana Field, veteran right-hander Marco Estrada took t...

All Good Things Must Come to an End

Dustin Saracini

Jun 16, 2015

American League, American League East, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

After a game one loss to the Nationals on June 2nd, the Blue Jays sat 4.5 games back of first and seven games under .500. The criticism for this team grew by the second, and rumours began to swirl that John ...

Blue Jays claim Chris Colabello off waivers

Shawn Brody

Dec 8, 2014

Headlines, Offseason, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed 1B/OF Chris Colabello off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The Blue Jays confirmed that they claimed the 31-year old Colabello via Twitter: The @BlueJays have claimed 1B/...

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