https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/14/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/addison-barger-activated-by-jays-hitting-second-in-todays-lineup-r8704/    He is officially back. The Toronto Blue Jays activated right fielder Addison Barger from the 10-day injured list Saturday and optioned outfielder Yohendrick Pinango to Triple-A Buffalo. Barger is hitting second in the Jays' lineup against the Los Angeles Angels. Barger ha...8704Sat, 09 May 2026 16:49:53 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/how-a-once-dangerous-blue-jays-lineup-became-one-of-baseballs-least-productive-r8701/Stats updated prior to play on May 8. After sitting seven games out of the division lead and fourth in the American League East late last May, the Blue Jays pushed close to .500 by month’s end. Around that point, fans had grown accustomed to a team that never caved to deficit. Somebody was...8701Sat, 09 May 2026 14:11:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-underrated-blue-jays-prospect-dominating-double-a-pitching-r8696/The Toronto Blue Jays are around the middle of the pack in terms of farm system rankings. As a result, they don't have many players expected to make their MLB debuts soon. Fans know the names of the team's top prospects, including Trey Yesavage, who is thriving early in his MLB career, JoJo Park...8696Sat, 09 May 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-to-activate-addison-barger-on-saturday-r8687/Addison Barger will have to wait at least one more day before he's back in the Blue Jays' lineup. The team originally planned to activate him from the 10-day injured list ahead of tonight's game against the Angels, but John Schneider told Sportsnet's Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker today that Barger...8687Fri, 08 May 2026 21:02:16 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/shape-of-the-blue-jays-pi%C3%B1ango-hoffman-sanchez-r8670/Welcome to Shape of the Blue Jays, my column where I dig into Statcast numbers to analyze recent pitch shape and swing shape trends for Toronto Blue Jays players and discuss how they have impacted their performance. Click here to read the last edition. Quick Hits: Baserunning The st...8670Fri, 08 May 2026 15:31:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/kazuma-okamoto-is-flexing-his-muscles-in-the-month-of-may-r8664/Kazuma Okamoto displayed massive power in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, hitting 30 or more home runs in each season from 2018 through 2024. He was on pace to continue that trend last season, but an elbow injury forced him to miss half the season. He came over to MLB in the offseason...8664Fri, 08 May 2026 13:37:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/myles-straw-is-hitting-for-damage-in-a-way-he-never-has-before-r8654/The Blue Jays' lack of power has been a serious issue this year. Pick your favourite stat: home runs, ISO, average exit velocity, or hard-hit rate. The Blue Jays rank in the bottom third in the league in all of them, and that's part of the reason why they find themselves below .500 early in the...8654Fri, 08 May 2026 10:55:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/kazuma-okamoto-is-the-latest-japanese-superstar-to-take-over-major-league-baseball-r8644/After a shaky start, Kazuma Okamoto has broken out in a big way for the Toronto Blue Jays. What exactly changed, and how is he becoming a fan favourite so quickly? View the full article8644Thu, 07 May 2026 22:40:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/kazuma-okamoto-is-the-latest-japanese-superstar-to-take-over-mlb-r8855/After a shaky start, Kazuma Okamoto has broken out in a big way for the Toronto Blue Jays. What exactly changed, and how is he becoming a fan favourite so quickly? View the full article8855Thu, 07 May 2026 22:40:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-big-games-for-schreck-and-mcadoo-while-barger-detonates-in-dunedin-r8639/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 4-May 6) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 1-1 Season Record: 16-19 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 1-0 Season Record: 16-10 High-A Vancouver...8639Thu, 07 May 2026 19:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/can-ernie-clement-really-replace-bo-bichette-r8624/Out with one infielder and in with the next. The Bo Bichette sweepstakes sent baseball into a bit of a frenzy this offseason, but we figured out pretty quickly that Ernie Clement would be next in line, hoping to fill a pretty large vacancy. Obviously, it’s early, but today, I'll be doing an earl...8624Thu, 07 May 2026 14:14:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/whats-going-to-happen-when-addison-barger-comes-back-r8615/Addison Barger is coming back on Friday, and the Blue Jays are heading straight into a roster decision that feels uncomfortable precisely because it is not performance-based. On paper, this should be easy. In reality, it is anything but. The player most fans would least like to see sen...8615Thu, 07 May 2026 10:51:02 +0000