https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/2/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/are-the-blue-jays-a-bad-or-an-elite-defensive-team-r8784/The Blue Jays have placed an emphasis on defense when it comes to roster building for years now. They’ve gone out of their way to trade for notoriously good defenders like Matt Chapman, Daulton Varsho, Myles Straw, and Andrés Giménez.  They’ve found value in defensive-minded free agents lik...8784Tue, 12 May 2026 14:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/milestone-alert-kevin-gausmans-2000th-strikeout-r8772/Facing Hunter Feduccia to lead off the fourth inning and throwing a four-seam fastball on a 2-2 pitch, Kevin Gausman notched the 2000th strikeout of his career. Of those 2000, 510 have come in that count. It also marked the 468th time that Gausman had sat down the leadoff hitter of an inning on...8772Tue, 12 May 2026 10:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/addison-barger-back-on-blue-jays-injured-list-eric-lauer-dfad-r8757/  The return of Addison Barger was unfortunately short. The Toronto Blue Jays' right fielder went back on the 10-day injured list, this time with inflammation in his right elbow. Outfielder Yohendrick Pinango was called up from Triple-A Buffalo. Also, the Jays officially brought up rig...8757Mon, 11 May 2026 19:48:59 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-take-two-of-three-from-angels-but-drop-finale-after-eric-lauers-blow-up-and-offenses-no-show-r8746/Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill are back to break down the Jays' series win against the Angels. They'll talk Dylan Cease and Trey Yesavage, and the 14-run explosion on Saturday, and take listener questions and comments. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jays-ce...8746Mon, 11 May 2026 13:19:10 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-clutch-plays-bargers-big-throw-and-yesavages-timely-grounder-r8735/Welcome back to Blue Jays Clutch Plays, a recurring post that highlights the six most pivotal plays (three pitching, three hitting) from the past week of Blue Jays baseball, according to MLB's win probability model. Click here to read last week's edition. After recovering enough to undo the...8735Mon, 11 May 2026 10:52:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/yariel-rodriguez-set-to-be-called-up-by-blue-jays-r8733/  The Toronto Blue Jays are ready to give Yariel Rodriguez another shot. The right-handed reliever will be called up from Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays on Monday, according to MLB insider Francys Romero. The Jays have an open spot on their 40-man roster, so only a move involving th...8733Mon, 11 May 2026 02:13:14 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-new-hampshire-keeps-winning-brandon-barriera-keeps-getting-better-and-juan-sanchez-launches-a-home-run-r8725/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 7-May 8) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-2 Season Record: 17-20 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 4-0 Season Record: 19-10 High-A Vancouver...8725Sun, 10 May 2026 16:21:02 +0000https://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 +0000