| Toronto Blue Jays News: |
| TORONTO -- The Blue Jays utilized the waiver wire on Friday, claiming pitcher Mike Gosling and shortstop Pedro Lopez from the Cincinnati Reds.
Last season, Gosling appeared in 23 games for the Reds, going 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA over 33 innings. During his time as a reliever for Cincinnati, the 27-year-old left-hander struck out 32, walked 28 and yielded 18 earned runs on 42 hits. Gosling also spent time last season at Triple-A, where he went 5-3 with a 3.00 ERA in 13 starts with Louisville. He limited opposing batters to a .242 batting average over that span as well. Gosling has appeared in 43 games at the big league level between stints with the Reds and Diamondbacks. The 23-year-old Lopez hit .178 in a brief 14-game stint with the Reds last season. He also spent time between Triple-A Louisville and Triple-A Chattanooga (White Sox), hitting .284 with 13 doubles, three home runs and 28 RBIs over 75 games. Cincinnati claimed Lopez off waivers from Chicago on May 22. In order to clear room on their 40-man roster for Gosling and Lopez, the Blue Jays outrighted right-handers Jordan De Jong, Lee Gronkiewicz and Jamie Vermilyea to Triple-A Syracuse. The roster currently stands at 39, which does not include the five players (B.J. Ryan, Vernon Wells, Troy Glaus, Gustavo Chacin and Davis Romero) who are on the 60-day disabled list. |
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Minnesota Twins
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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12:10 am
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Metrodome
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Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Citizens Bank Park
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Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Citizens Bank Park
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Philadelphia Phillies
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:35 pm
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Citizens Bank Park
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Kansas City Royals
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Kansas City Royals
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Kansas City Royals
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Kansas City Royals
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12:35 am
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Rogers Centre
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Oakland Athletics
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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McAfee Coliseum
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Oakland Athletics
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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McAfee Coliseum
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Oakland Athletics
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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12:35 am
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McAfee Coliseum
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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6:05 pm
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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12:35 am
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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12:35 am
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Chicago Cubs
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Chicago Cubs
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Chicago Cubs
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Milwaukee Brewers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Miller Park
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Milwaukee Brewers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Miller Park
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Milwaukee Brewers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:05 pm
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Miller Park
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Pittsburgh Pirates
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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PNC Park
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Pittsburgh Pirates
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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PNC Park
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Pittsburgh Pirates
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:35 pm
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PNC Park
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cincinnati Reds
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cincinnati Reds
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cincinnati Reds
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Atlanta Braves
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Atlanta Braves
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Atlanta Braves
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Seattle Mariners
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Safeco Field
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Seattle Mariners
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Safeco Field
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Seattle Mariners
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Safeco Field
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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6:05 pm
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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6:05 pm
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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12:35 am
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Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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1:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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1:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Tropicana Field
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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6:10 pm
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Tropicana Field
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:40 pm
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Tropicana Field
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Camden Yards
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Camden Yards
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Camden Yards
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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12:35 am
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Camden Yards
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Seattle Mariners
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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12:35 am
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Rogers Centre
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Texas Rangers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
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Texas Rangers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
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Texas Rangers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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2:05 pm
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Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Oakland Athletics
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6:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Oakland Athletics
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Oakland Athletics
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Oakland Athletics
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cleveland Indians
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cleveland Indians
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Cleveland Indians
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Detroit Tigers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Comerica Park
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Detroit Tigers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Comerica Park
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Detroit Tigers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Comerica Park
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Detroit Tigers
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Comerica Park
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Fenway Park
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Fenway Park
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:35 pm
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Fenway Park
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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7:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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1:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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1:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Tropicana Field
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Tropicana Field
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Tampa Bay Rays
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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Tropicana Field
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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New York Yankees
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:05 pm
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Yankee Stadium
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Minnesota Twins
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Minnesota Twins
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Minnesota Twins
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Chicago White Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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U.S. Cellular Field
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Chicago White Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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U.S. Cellular Field
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Chicago White Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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U.S. Cellular Field
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Chicago White Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:10 pm
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U.S. Cellular Field
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Fenway Park
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Fenway Park
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Boston Red Sox
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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1:35 pm
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Fenway Park
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Baltimore Orioles
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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7:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. Boston Red Sox
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1:05 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Toronto Blue Jays
vs. New York Yankees
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7:07 pm
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Rogers Centre
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Camden Yards
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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7:05 pm
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Camden Yards
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Baltimore Orioles
vs. Toronto Blue Jays
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11:59 pm
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Camden Yards
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| More Toronto Blue Jays News: |
| I went to my first big league Spring Training in 1992, when I was 21 years old. I came up with the Dodgers, and they did things a little different.
They brought in two minor league teams to early camp, and we'd work out on the back fields. The catchers would come over and catch the bullpens, and the pitchers would have to shag for the big league hitters. Mike Piazza was the starting catcher in my second year, but he was young back then. And Mike Scioscia was there my first year, getting toward the end of his career I remember catching something like seven bullpens a day. The young guys had to pick up the slack and make sure those guys were ready for the season. We were real tired -- we really worked. And with the Dodgers, you didn't get paid if you were in minor league camp. We were basically working for food, three meals a day, and then we'd go back and just pass out in Dodgertown. Toronto Blue Jays baseball tickets. Toronto is also hoping for modest gains from two other infielders: Orlando Hudson and Eric Hinske. Hudson's been a rock-solid contributor for two straight seasons, placing himself on the verge of All-Star status at second base. Hinske's bat has gotten progressively worse over the last two seasons, but he became the de facto favorite at first base when Koskie signed. Does this team need another power bat? It certainly wouldn't hurt, especially if it came at first base or left field. Look for the Jays to keep sniffing around the trade front, eventually landing a solid hitter to add to their ensemble. |
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