“Everyone had their reasons for smiling on a cold Saturday just outside Calgary.
On the indoor field at Webber Academy, young baseball players were enjoying the drills and mini-games being played at the Blue Jays Academy Youth Instructional Clinic.
Perched above, parents of those athletes were revelling at the sight of Blue Jays heroes like Ernie Whitt, Buck Martinez, Pat Borders and Devon White coaching their kids alongside Women’s National Team legend Ashley Stephenson.”
Read MoreSteve Staggs, who batted leadoff for the Toronto Blue Jays more than any other player in the franchise’s first season, died on Sunday at age of 72.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have signed 17 international free agents.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have officially added Matt Hague (assistant hitting coach) and John Lannan (mental performance coach) to their major league coaching staff.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to 2024 contracts with 11 players, including closer Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.)
Read MoreNational team alum and former big league outfielder Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.) will be inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence on Saturday. Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares 10 things you might not know about Saunders.
Read MoreThe uniform worn by Davis Schneider in his record-breaking debut weekend with the Toronto Blue Jays has been donated to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont. Canadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich has the story.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have signed reliever Paolo Espino and catcher Payton Henry to minor league contracts.
Read MoreMatt Hague will join the Toronto Blue Jays staff as assistant hitting coach. Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins made the announcement during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays officially announced the signing of utility player Isiah Kiner-Falefa to a two-year, $15-million contract on Friday.
Read MoreFree agent reliever Jay Jackson received the best Christmas present this year. He and his fiancee Sam Bautista were able to bring their son, JR, home for Christmas after 166 days in the NICU in Salt Lake City, Utah. Canadian Baseball Network writer Melissa Verge recently spoke with Jackson.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays officially re-signed centre fielder Kevin Kiermaier to a one-year, $10.5-million contract on Thursday.
Read MoreHall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro passed away three years ago today at the age of 81. To honour Niekro, we have resurrected this article written by Bob Elliott in August 1987 when the Blue Jays acquired the veteran right-hander.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew shares a (Steve) Christmas story and highlights some former major leaguers born on December 25.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Tyson Shushkewich highlights four underrated Toronto Blue Jays’ prospects to watch in 2024.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott shares his memories of covering humble and generous Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons who was always good for “lots of laughs.”
Read MoreRodney Hiemstra is taking over for Mike Shaw as the Blue Jays’ travelling secretary, which some nights, Bob Elliott writes, can be the toughest job in the organization.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network scribe Danny Gallagher writes that the suspense, drama, intrigue and secrecy surrounding Shohei Ohtani and the Toronto Blue Jays was worth all the trouble for the franchise, even though they didn’t land the two-way star.
Read MoreLongtime Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2023 Jack Graney Award.
Read MoreJim Leyland, who managed three franchises to the postseason and led the Florida Marlins to the 1997 World Series title, earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday via the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee process. Longtime Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston failed to garner enough support in the voting.
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