Shi Davidi
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Sportsnet baseball columnist; Author Big 50: Toronto Blue Jays (); Journalism instructor, Centennial College
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., on the possibilities for the Blue Jays in 2022: “Last year was the trailer. Now you guys are going to see the movie.”
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Blue Jays deal for Matt Chapman is done. Kevin Smith, Gunnar Hoglund, Zach Logue and Kirby Snead are headed to Athletics, per source.
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Atlanta knocks off Houston to secure the crown and Alex Anthopoulos is the first Canadian general manager to win a World Series.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., is the first Blue Jays player to be named all-star game MVP.
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Customs agent: Where are you headed?
Me: Las Vegas.
Agent: Purpose?
Me: Baseball’s winter meetings.
Agent: OK. (Pause) Bring Joey Votto back to Canada.
Me: Will it impact my chances for entry if I tell you that’s probably not going to happen?
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“It’s the most exciting play in sports when Kirky scores from first," said John Schneider.
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Charlie Montoyo said Alejandro Kirk dropped his PitchCom speaker between the eighth and ninth innings, Red Sox manager Alex Cora picked it up and brought it to the Blue Jays dugout before T9 started. He appreciated Cora doing that and wanted to recognize him for it.
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The Blue Jays paid Marcus Semien ($18m), Robbie Ray ($8m) and Steven Matz ($5.2m) a total of $31.2m last season. As FAs, they signed contracts worth a combined $334m.
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That game from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. goes so far beyond the three homers and four lasers. Beating down Gerrit Cole. The determination to stay in after he got stepped on. Shaking it off and answering each moment. Just everything you want your players to be. MVP stuff.
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Marcus Stroman has Humboldt Broncos written on one side of his cap tonight and SK on the other.
#BlueJays
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Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., agree at $14.5m to avoid arbitration, per source.
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Border agent at YYZ with an intense look as I approached: “Are the Jays going to handle Castillo? That’s the game I’m worried about.”
October baseball is the best.
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If Jeff Luhnow and the
#Astros
are asking about a pitcher on your team, maybe you should keep him.
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The Blue Jays hosted their eighth Loonie hot dog night yesterday. Fans consumed a season-high 40,602.
A running tally ...
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That 3-1 strike call on Alejandro Kirk is the Jeff Nelson on Ben Revere for a new generation.
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One thing the NHL does right that other sports league don't is handing the Stanley Cup directly to the winning captain and on to players, not to owner/GM first. Give the championship trophy immediately to the players that won it.
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One fan yells "Go back to Canada," not realizing that's a preference, as opposed to a punishment.
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The Blue Jays have so far this off-season given out the two biggest pitching contracts in franchise history (Berrios $131m/7 and Gausman $110m/5) after last winter giving George Springer ($150m/6) richest deal ever. New level of big-game hunting here.
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Larry Walker into HOF, Leylah Fernandez into US Open Final, Blue Jays sweep Yankees at Bronx to move within a half-game of wild card, Canada with a big flex in NY this week.
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Jose Bautista will sign a one-day contract so he can retire as a member of the Blue Jays, club announces. He’s going up on the Level of Excellence tomorrow.
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Bianca Andreescu stood toe-to-toe with the GOAT, dictated the play and never once took a back seat to Serena Williams. Total guts, deserved champion. Remarkable feat by the Canadian.
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Alek Manoah on his exchange with Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole’s reaction:
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Tonight is the Blue Jays' first loonie hot dog night of the season. It's the bottom of the second. They're already over 12,000 sold. Good luck in the stands tonight!
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Jose Berrios and Blue Jays in agreement on extension for $131m over seven years, per source. Deal is pending a physical.
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#BlueJays
have told Alejandro Kirk, Trent Thornton, Tim Mayza and Rowdy Tellez that they've made the team.
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Game won't resume, Blue Jays beat Orioles 5-1, their magic number to clinch first wild card is down to one. A Mariners loss to Tigers locks in home series for Jays.
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The Blue Jays are getting a National Interest Exemption in time for their July 30 homestand, according to government and baseball industry sources. Join us on Blue Jays Central at 6:30 ET on
@Sportsnet
for the latest.
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Russell Martin says he has no plans to use himself today, but in the event the extraordinary arises: “I’ve got my cup on, so I’m equipped and ready to go.”
#BlueJays
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Standing ovation for Buck Martinez as his return to the broadcast booth is recognized on the videoboard between innings, and he taps his heart in appreciation of the love.
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Erik Swanson’s son Toby, 4, was hit by a car Sunday. He was airlifted to hospital and “is on the road to recovery,” said manager John Schneider. Swanson will be away from the Blue Jays “for a while.”
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The NHL deserves every bit of scorn it gets for giving Tom Wilson the parking ticket that led to this. A league is what it tolerates. You act like a neighbourhood beer league, you get a neighbourhood beer league.
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Blue Jays closing in on deal with Marlins for Zach Pop, per multiple sources. Other pieces expected to be involved. Jordan Groshans believed to be headed to Miami.
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This wasn’t what the Blue Jays or their fans needed to hear:
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Bo Bichette is going to drag the Blue Jays to the playoffs on one leg.
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Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who read, watched listened and followed this season. It’s a privilege to do this job and it’s thanks to your interest that we can do it. I’m lucky to work with great people, too. See ya 2019
#BlueJays
season ...
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Robbie Ray wins the AL Cy Young Award, the fourth Blue Jays pitcher to receive the honour.
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Cool story from Blue Jays third base and infield coach Luis Rivera on the type of teammate Matt Chapman is. On his first day with the team, "he already told me, 'if you feel like I need to help any of the kids that are here I'm here for them,'" relayed Rivera. "That's great."
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#BlueJays
select Vanderbilt's Austin Martin, described by BA and MLB Pipeline as the best pure hitter in the draft class.
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Loved this answer from Clay Buchholz on a ball popping out of Billy McKinney's glove that turned into a two-run double. Awesome teammate stuff:
#BlueJays
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Jose Bautista, one of the fiercest competitors I've ever covered, welling up multiple times during his Level of Excellence was quite something.
“It was an honour to play for you,” he said to fans, again fighting back tears, at the end of a tremendous ceremony by the Blue Jays.
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“It’s awesome,” said Matt Chapman.
“He’s nasty,” said Whit Merrifield.
“It shows that we’re serious,” said Kevin Gausman.
Jordan Hicks is joining the Blue Jays:
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Blue Jays adding Jose Bautista to their Level of Excellence on Aug. 12, team announces.
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The Blue Jays and Athletics are close to a deal for third baseman Matt Chapman, multiple industry sources tell me and
@thehazelmae
. Pieces are still being finalized but expectation is deal will be completed. Major upgrade at hot corner for Jays.
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At this point all the Orioles are doing is running up the Blue Jays' off-season arbitration tab.
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George Springer plays his heart out. He waves to the crowd as he's carted off.
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As an example of how much George Springer signing means to
#BlueJays
fans, a doctor who spends day and night battling COVID-19 texted: “I need some good news these days...this is really awesome.” Happy for city’s sports fans. More importantly, thanks to all healthcare workers.
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#BlueJays
say they’re promoting Vladimir Guerrero Jr., to triple-A Buffalo following his dad’s HOF induction. He reports to Bisons on Tuesday.
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Randal Grichuk endorses MLB moving all-star game out of Atlanta to protest Georgia law limiting voting: "Any time there's voter suppression, it needs to be called out and obviously MLB stepped up and made the decision to move it. I definitely support MLB with with their call."
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Blue Jays manager John Schneider says Ernie Clement, Davis Schneider and Daniel Vogelbach have made the team.
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Justin Smoak comes to plate B7 to rousing ovation, rips his second double of game.
#BlueJays
come out of the dugout to cheer him. Fans stand as Billy McKinney comes in to PR. Vladdy on field to hug Smoak as he returns to dugout. Great sendoff moment for a deserving player
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#BlueJays
have hired Dante Bichette as a major-league coach. That's why he's in dugout for tonight's game. Locked it down during summer camp.
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Devon White is up from triple-A Buffalo to work with the Blue Jays outfielders in Mark Budzinski’s absence. The seven-time Gold Glover is the positions coach with the Bisons.
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Russell Martin, seen here on Sept. 30, 2018 when John Gibbons let him manage the season finale, announces his retirement in an IG post. Was a four-time all-star during a 14-yr career that’s among the best by a Canadian.
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Blue Jays trade Danny Jansen, their longest serving player, to Red Sox for INFs Cutter Coffer & Eddinson Paulino & righty Gilberto Batista.
"It's a lot of mixed emotions," said Jansen. "I grew up here, became a man here, raised a family. ... It's just a whole lot of emotions."
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Blue Jays agreement with Kevin Gausman is $110m for five years, as
@JeffPassan
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The Blue Jays are 10-for-10 in this inning with a sac fly in 11 PAs so far. Don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Marcus Semien give Blue Jays two of three finalists for AL MVP along with Shohei Ohtani
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Blue Jays have Guerrero, Bichette, Springer, Berrios, Gausman, Manoah, Pearson, Romano, Mayza, Biggio for at least next four years, Jansen for next three and Hernandez, Gurriel and Ryu for two more. Appealing base.
The Mets offered Kevin Gausman more than the 5/$110 million he accepted in Toronto, per source.
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Justin Smoak, as even-keeled a player you’ll find, nearly broke up twice while talking about Kevin Pillar and how great a teammate he was.
#BlueJays
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With Canadian border still closed to unvaccinated visitors, MLB players who haven't taken COVID-19 shots will be placed on restricted list when their teams are in Toronto, source tells me and
@bnicholsonsmith
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"That clip is going to be on my phone for sure," said Alek Manoah.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s third homer of the night gives him one to each field and career-high 7 RBIs. He's pretty good.
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A telling quote from Bo Bichette on Blue Jays return: "It's hard to explain the feeling. We've just kind of been trying to pretend like we had a home & it's difficult to do for two years. So when we finally came back here, it feels like definitely a big weight off our shoulders."
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Blue Jays deal with Chad Green is $8.5m over two years, with options for '25 and '26, per source.
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Fans booing before each pitch Roberto Osuna throws. "How do you live with yourself?" shouted one man. "Respect women" shouted another.
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Moir jumps up in the kiss and cry and Virtue leaps into his arm. Total score of 206.07 is a world record
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Blue Jays win their homecoming game 6-4. A crowd of 13,446 made noise of an audience twice the size. What an amazing slice of what we've missed here.
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Bo Bichette's first career grand slam comes B8 after Red Sox erased a 2-0 deficit top half. Blue Jays lead 6-2.
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Robbie Ray called it "curious" that the Orioles seem to lay off his slider.
As for manager Brandon Hyde's chirps, he said: “I’m not going to waste my time on someone who doesn’t get into the box. I don’t have the time of day.”
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Blue Jays fans ate a season-high 45,642 hot dogs last night. The next Loonie dog day is during the Sept. 13 day/night doubleheader versus the Rays, shot at 100k daily total if people really hate their insides.
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Alek Manoah is done after five innings of one-run ball. He struck out 10, allowed three hits and three walks and hit a batter. Looked more confident as the outing progressed, throwing 82 pitches, 47 strikes.
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Besides adding Victor Martinez, Paul Quantrill is also back as a special assistant to baseball operations. Edwin Encarnacion and Pat Hentgen will join Blue Jays camp next month to explore larger roles with the club, too.
The Blue Jays tried to sign Victor Martinez for his bat in the fall of 2014. All these years later, he's jumping into the fold as a special assistant to baseball operations to share his hitting wisdom.
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"Go home. We love you. You're very special." That was the actual, literal message to domestic terrorists committing treasonous acts in a siege of the US Capitol. Despicable, disgusting don't even begin to describe it.
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No doubts when Buck says he's ready to "fight the good fight." We can't wait to get you back healthy and strong.
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The legend grows as a "Let's Go Kirky" chant is heard at Dodger Stadium.
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Alek Manoah strikes out William Contreras, Joe Pederson and, after a Jeff McNeill HBP, Ronald Acuna Jr. Dominant stuff from the Blue Jays righty.
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s RBI groundout cashes in Teoscar Hernandez, AL is up 3-0 T5, Blue Jays have driven in all three runs so far
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“I will be accountable for that.” Prove it. True accountability is immediate resignation for a selfish trip that erodes province’s moral authority to demand citizen sacrifice. As case numbers spike, we urgently need collective sacrifice. Leaders must lead, not exploit privilege.
Rod Phillips spoke to the media at Pearson Airport after returning from his controversial vacation to St. Barts.
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It's a small sample size, but the Orioles appear to still be exceptionally bad.
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The
#BlueJays
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Davis Schneider is indeed en route to Boston, per source. He’s not on the 40-man roster so Blue Jays will need to make a move there.
Amazing story for the 28th-rounder in 2017, whose power numbers picked up at Buffalo. Mostly played 2B/LF this year with reps at 1B, 3B and RF.
BREAKING NEWS: Per sources, Davis Schneider has been called up to the Toronto Blue Jays and will be joining the big club in Boston tomorrow. Please credit when it happens.
#JohnnySources
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Bo Bichette's fourth homer of the season hits just underneath the Level of Excellence facing where his name will one day be added. Hits in 11 straight games to start his career. And he doesn't get cheated on a swing.
#BlueJays
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Blue Jays and Brandon Belt in agreement on a $9.3m, one-year deal, per source.
@susanslusser
had the deal first.
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Jordan Romano strikes out Shohei Ohtani on a 96.5 mph heater above the zone to help "Supreme Leader Montoyo" and his "merciless legions of Blue Jays" secure a 4-3 win over the Angels.
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Bo Bichette, describing the Blue Jays' 11-10 win: "That was crazy."
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