The Toronto Blue Jays have started 11 different pitchers this season and as reported last week Chien-Ming Wang has signed with the Jays and will start the game against the Chicago White Sox,  making him the 12th. The Blue Jays are only guaranteeing one start for the two-time 19 game winner, but would be more than happy to give him more based on his performance. "We hope he makes a lot of starts for us, but ...

Melky Cabrera had a three hit night against Nick Tepesch and the Texas Rangers, and the Toronto Blue Jays won 6-1. Cabrera's first hit of the night catapulted the Blue Jays' offense when he tied the game at 1-1 with a home run. By the time the outfielder added his third hit, it was an RBI single putting the game out of reach at 6-1 in the 7th inning. Cabrera finished with half of his team's hits and one sho ...

Chien-Ming Wang exercised an out clause in his deal with the New York Yankees and the team granted him his release. Wang had been pitching at the AAA level for the Yankees and has a 2.33 ERA over nine starts and 58 innings pitched.  He also pitched 12 scoreless innings in this year's World Baseball Classic. Apparently the Yankees showed little interest in calling up Wang. According to Ken Rosenthal Wang wil ...

Josh Johnson will return from the disabled list and start for the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Johnson has struggled during his time in the AL East, though has made just four starts thus far this season. In those four starts, Johnson posted a 6.86 ERA, surrendering 28 hits in 19.2 innings. Though the hard-throwing righty struck  out 19 batters, averaging just under a 9.00 K/9, he also posted a 1.88 W ...

Brandon Morrow's struggling season just reached a screeching halt. Morrow, who has battled a history of injuries, was placed on the DL on Sunday with a right forearm strain. The Blue Jays, who just recently sent down left-handed starter, Ricky Romero, to work out his struggled, has purchased the contract of Ramon Ortiz from AAA Buffalo. Morrow has shown signs of brilliance throughout his career but has yet ...

Sean Nolin, top pitching prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, has been called up and will be making his major league debut on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. After being drafted in the sixth-round of the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft out of San Jacinto College, Nolin has ascended the Toronto farm system with much success over the past three seasons. Following a 2012 season that saw the young Toronto southpaw ...

The Toronto Blue Jays recalled Anthony Gose from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, optioning relief pitcher Mickey Storey to Buffalo to make room for Gose on the 40-man roster. A second-round draft pick in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, Gose has been less than impressive in four seasons with Philadelphia and Toronto's farm systems. Following a 56-game stint with Toronto last season in wh ...

Jose Bautista hit two of the five Toronto home runs today as the Blue Jays pounded the Red Sox 12-4. Red Sox starter Ryan Dempster surrendered six earned runs, seven hits and struck out six in five innings of work.  Andrew Miller followed  giving up three earned runs and the Blue Jays coasted the rest of the way. For the second straight day Bautista hit second for Toronto and was 4 for 7 with two home runs ...

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A.Happ was struck in the head by a line drive from outfielder Desmond Jennings in the second inning and left the field on a stretcher. Happ could be seen waving his hands as he was immobilized. The ball caromed down the right-field line for a triple. Medical staff from both teams attended to Happ as fans and players watched in stunned silence. Happ remained on the ground for 11 m ...

Reigning Cy Young winners David Price and R.A. Dickey  continue to struggle, and both aces gave up grand slams in their starts yesterday  and will get a chance to redeem themselves on Thursday, against each other. Price gave up nine runs in Tampa Bay's 9-3 loss  to the  Colorado.The Rockies pounded Price for 10 hits over 6 2/3  innings, including Carlos Gonzalez's  go-ahead home run in the fifth inning and ...

The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Josh Johnson on the 15 day disabled list  with inflammation in his right triceps and recalled former All-Star left-hander Ricky Romero from the minor leagues. Romero will start Friday at home against the Seattle Mariners. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Romero was the only serious candidate to replace Johnson in the rotation. Romero has been  in Dunedin ironing ...

The Toronto Blue Jays 8-4  victory over the Kansas City Royals came with the loss of  starting shortstop Jose Reyes who had to leave the game in the sixth inning with an apparent sprained left ankle suffered on an awkward slide into second base on a successful steal attempt. Reyes immediately grabbed his ankle and appeared to be in excruciating pain as the Toronto  training staff ran onto the field. Reyes w ...

J.A. Happ made the Major League roster, the rotation and received an extension all in one week. The former Phillies and Astros pitcher perhaps best known for breaking Curtis Granderson's arm with a pitch earlier this spring, is now signed with the Blue Jays through 2014, Happ's final arbitration year. The Blue Jays acquired a club option for 2015 as well. For Happ, it's short-term stability. By extending hi ...

Brett Lawrie was removed  from Team Canada's  Exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.  The Toronto Blue Jays third baseman left the game in the third inning of a 12-2 loss to Cincinnati,  Apparently after tweaking his openly. Manager Ernie Whitt said he didn’t know when Lawrie suffered the injury. Canada opens the World Baseball Classic on Friday against Italy before games against Mexico o ...