Posts in Toronto Blue Jays
Junior National Team gains valuable experience in loss against Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays prospect squad – led by the major league battery of Marcus Stroman and Russell Martin – handed the Canadian Junior National Team an 11-3 loss at Dunedin Stadium on Saturday, but also imparted some lessons about how to compete against players who’ve already made the leap to the professional ranks. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci was at the game and filed this report.

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Jays beat Canada but Braden Halladay tugs at heartstrings

Pitching for the country of his birth, against the team his father was drafted by and became a legend with and playing in the ballpark he still plays in on occasion as a high school pitcher, there were a lot of memories and symbolism in play for 17-year-old Braden Halladay as he tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the Canadian Junior National team against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, was at the game and filed this report.

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Stroman strong in spring debut

In his first start of the spring, Marcus Stroman tossed two scoreless innings against the Canadian Junior National Team on Saturday at Dunedin Stadium. The Toronto Blue Jays' right-hander had been sidelined with a shoulder injury. Canadian Baseball Network writer J.P. Antonacci reports on how Stroman felt about his first spring performance.

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