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Jays press forward as beasts of the AL East land starter Gerrit Cole

SAN DIEGO — “A tough division, just got tougher,” was Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo’s measured and perhaps a touch frustrated response to the New York Yankees acquisition of Gerrit ...
Jays sign free agent starter Roark

SAN DIEGO – While not in the big leagues of the offseason race for starting pitching, the Blue Jays managed to acquire some help for their rotation on Wednesday signing ...
Jays president Shapiro: We need to get better, we need to get back to winning

SAN DIEGO — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro isn’t about to predict big things for his rebuilding team in 2020, though he’s impressed that some of his young players are ...
Jays manager Montoyo prepares for another season of uncertainty

SAN DIEGO — On one hand, the enthusiastic side of Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo has been impressed at how aggressive his superiors have been in approaching free agents this ...
While Jays continue to shop, heavyweights dominate starting pitcher market

SAN DIEGO — There are days when it feels as though the Blue Jays aren’t in the same business and playing the same game as baseball’s heavyweights.
Making a pitch for pitchers full of challenges for Blue Jays GM Atkins

SAN DIEGO — When Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins vows that he and the team are “all in” on shopping for the best starting pitchers money can buy, there’s ...
Local Sports
High School Sports: Burning question of club, rep players in high school continues to simmer

Every once in a while, a raucous debate about club or rep players playing on high school teams erupts, and while many passionate and, in my view, wholly valid points ...
Jays GM plans to be a more aggressive shopper

Ross Atkins isn’t in denial about the disaster that was 2019 for the Blue Jays, and really how could he be?The numbers, after all, don’t lie.

Baseball
Area players named to national U17 fastball team

Several area players were named to the 2019 U17 junior men’s national fastpitch team.Softball Canada announced the 15-player roster that was determined by the coaching staff following a series of ...
Baseball
Tavistock Hops second at U23 national fastpitch championships in Saskatoon

One strike.That’s how close the Tavistock Hops were from winning the U23 men’s Canadian fastpitch championship in Saskatoon.
Baseball
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes class of 2019

Rob Thomson kept it light for most of the 18 minutes he was on stage to deliver his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech Saturday in St. Marys.
Baseball
PREVIEW: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony will be truly patriotic

Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Rob Thomson and Gord Ash were all born and grew up in this country before reaching the heights of major league success.
Local News
Woodstock Day another success at Toronto Blue Jays game

For the 15th time in the last 16 years, Woodstock Day was held when the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Oakland Athletics Saturday afternoon.
Baseball
PHOTOS: Take a look inside renovated Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame

ST. MARYS — Bigger and better, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Marys is ready to show off its renovated facility in time for the induction ...
Baseball
Orioles prospect Hall enjoys best pro day at the plate

Adam Hall is raking in the Orioles farm system.
Local News
Slo-pitch tournament benefits CMHA Oxford

The Woodstock Women’s Fastball Association (WWFA) hit it out of the park with their 3rd annual Charity Slo-Pitch Tournament.
Local Sports
Woodstock embraces Canada’s baseball talent

They may not have come into the tournament as favourites, but the opportunity to compete with some of the nation’s best was one the Woodstock Wranglers wouldn’t let go to ...
Local News
Sharing their Field of Dreams

Mike Van Boekel and his family built their own field of dreams baseball diamond in 2010 at the family farm to provide his children for a place to play while ...