The integration of Major League Baseball was “certainly the death knell of the Negro Leagues,” says Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. But the end of segregated baseball also sent an influx of talent north to Canada. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci shares the story of the Negro Leagues players who found jobs with teams north of the border.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, shares that five Toronto Blue Jays prospects have landed on Fangraphs' Top 100 list.
Read MoreThree Toronto Blue Jays prospects - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (No. 4), Bo Bichette (No. 19) and Anthony Alford (No. 58) - appear on Baseball Prospectus's Top 101 list.
Read MoreDevon Teeple of The GM's Perspective discusses the shift in focus of his blog. "In the coming months I'm going to be starting a new venture, a passion project with the purpose of helping people maximize their full potential, but also with a philanthropic feel to it," writes Teeple.
Read MoreFour Canadians and three Toronto Blue Jays prospects have landed on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list. Canadian Baseball Network writer Andrew Hendricks has the details.
Read MoreFour Toronto Blue Jays players have landed on Baseball America's list of Top 100 prospects. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the top Blue Jay, sitting in the third spot while Bo Bichette is at No. 8. Anthony Alford comes in at No. 60 while Nate Pearson, last year's 28th overall pick, makes it to the list in his first year at No. 91.
Read MoreMiLB.com has released their list of 2017 Organization All-Stars for the Toronto Blue Jays. Three Canadians - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Montreal, Que.), Connor Panas (Toronto, Ont.) and Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) - appear on the list. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, has the details.
Read MoreThe triple-A Buffalo Bisons got on board the Toronto Blue Jays Winter Tour as they hosted some of the Blue Jays' top prospects at the Prospect Showcase on Wednesday. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, has the details.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have re-signed long-time farmhands Jon Berti and Murphy Smith to minor league deals. They have also signed ex-Detroit Tigers' minor leaguer Will Savage. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, has the details.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays unveiled their 2018 minor league appointments on Wednesday.
Read MoreTwo years ago, right-hander John Brebbia was regarded as one of the top prospects in independent ball by Baseball America. Brebbia proved that to be an accurate assessment when he posted a 2.44 ERA in 50 appearances for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, offers his thoughts on Baseball Prospectus's top 10 Blue Jays prospects.
Read MoreJay Blue shares his thoughts about Baseball America's recently released list of the top 10 Toronto Blue Jays prospects.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays selected hard-throwing right-hander Andrew Muren from the San Francisco Giants in the triple-A portion of the Rule 5 draft on Thursday. The Blue Jays also lost minor league infielder Mitch Nay to the Cincinnati Reds. Jay Blue has the details.
Read MoreBlue Jays from Away blogger Jay Blue, who has been on vacation, catches up on the Toronto Blue Jays' off-season just prior to the Winter Meetings which are slated to begin on Monday.
Read MoreJay Blue provides his regular update on how Toronto Blue Jays' prospects are faring in the various fall and winter leagues.
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Joe Maloney, an all-time Indy great, signed with the Baltimore Orioles. Maloney was the Baseball America Independent Player of the Year in 2015 and two-time CanAm League MVP to a minor league deal.
Read MoreThe Vancouver Canadians are being recognized with the Ballpark Digest Continued Excellence Award for 2017.
Read MoreOn Friday, Major League Baseball announced that five minor leaguers had been suspended for violating drug rules and three of them were members of the Toronto Blue Jays' organization. All three Blue Jays, Hugo Cardona, Yhon Perez and Leonicio Ventura, were members of the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays in 2017.
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