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![Blue Jays need some reality; Gooden, Strawberry numbers retired; Wainwright switches careers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ff20bad0927bdd667c2b966099cd7f40.jpg)
Blue Jays need some reality; Gooden, Strawberry numbers retired; Wainwright switches careers
In a lot of ways, feverishly watching the flight route of a plane that wasn’t everything it was cracked up to be is a pretty nice metaphor for the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason and outlook. The Jays knew Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on that flight, but their fans certainly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that the ...
![How suspected or confirmed PED users have fared in Baseball Hall of Fame voting](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f3844ec7b63d612608cf0aa1e4e9fd30.jpg)
How suspected or confirmed PED users have fared in Baseball Hall of Fame voting
Is Gary Sheffield more Hall of Fame worthy than Alex Rodriguez, despite the fact that both are inextricably linked to performing enhancing drugs?...
![The Blue Jays need to be built on fact instead of myth](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/e28d51e78d56420e930ed2e65f918e97.jpg)
The Blue Jays need to be built on fact instead of myth
In a lot of ways, feverishly watching the flight route of a plane that wasn’t everything it was cracked up to be is a pretty nice metaphor for the Toronto Blue Jays’ offseason and outlook. The Jays knew Shohei Ohtani wasn’t on that flight, but their fans certainly didn’t. That doesn’t mean that the ...
![Aubrey Huff still a sexist dolt; free agency grinds to halt; Do Omar Vizquel Omar Vizquel, Trevor Bauer deserve a second chance?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/efdf2041cd832fd608a2604485f1a8ba.jpg)
Aubrey Huff still a sexist dolt; free agency grinds to halt; Do Omar Vizquel Omar Vizquel, Trevor Bauer deserve a second chance?
Updated Jan. 5: Aubrey Huff’s X/Twitter hiatus was short-lived, as the ex-MLB player and problematic poster reactivated his account and proceeded to be predictably sexist, and offensive. - Cale Clinton Read More...
![What could have been if Shohei Ohtani signed with the Blue Jays](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/35b6fcbe516c927b0280bba82c9293ec.jpg)
What could have been if Shohei Ohtani signed with the Blue Jays
Shohei Ohtani has just signed the largest contract in baseball history. 10 years for $700 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers. ...
![Could you imagine if Shohei Ohtani signed with the Blue Jays?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/0ad928d4003ed6de2fd86b0778954258.jpg)
Could you imagine if Shohei Ohtani signed with the Blue Jays?
A new team has entered a bid in the Shohei Ohtani raffle — the Toronto Blue Jays. ...
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2023 MLB AL batting average leaders
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![2023 MLB AL earned run average leaders](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6ae8a7084b5a946828e058f1caf67f4b.jpg)
2023 MLB AL earned run average leaders
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![2023 MLB AL wins leaders](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/026f82a5579957ef1e04f0ef226042c4.jpg)
2023 MLB AL wins leaders
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![2023 MLB AL strikeout leaders](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8006714128fd07b3a839a0cec704f4b5.jpg)
2023 MLB AL strikeout leaders
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![And now we get to the question that has plagued society: Can the Minnesota Twins win a playoff game?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/0dde59fc001eda06bc266dc4c80116c8.jpg)
And now we get to the question that has plagued society: Can the Minnesota Twins win a playoff game?
Saturday night completed the field for the MLB postseason, and then Sunday sorted out some seeding and matchups. And while most of the questions will be can Atlanta cap off one of the more dominating regular seasons we’ve seen, or Houston turn it on once again in October, or which start will Clayton...
![2023 MLB earned run average leaders](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/c7b4042c4366d9c4cf027118256bb7c0.jpg)
2023 MLB earned run average leaders
This article is based on data from Sportradar. Text was compiled by an AI engine that was then reviewed and edited by the editorial staff....
![Behold, the magic of the Blue Jays' face-plant!](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d0b785ba90e5bf72134fd345374c523a.jpg)
Behold, the magic of the Blue Jays' face-plant!
It’s been a wonky season for the Toronto Blue Jays. It was supposed to be the one where they leaped from just a playoff team to AL East titan. Didn’t work out. Part of it is that Alek Manoah started throwing wiffle balls. Another part is that Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power went to the zoo for most of...
![Maybe the Rangers don't suck anymore? Baseball's most unpredictable team looks great right now](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a04ec57dadf820d192166293144a2bb2.jpg)
Maybe the Rangers don't suck anymore? Baseball's most unpredictable team looks great right now
I can’t think of a more apropos recent example of a roller coaster during baseball’s regular season than this year’s Texas Rangers. In the month of August, the Rangers were viewed both as the American League’s leading contender to make the World Series and also had a large swath of their fan base th...
![Did Rogers Centre kill Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1036cd71befa3b8bdf1bf69f586fd52b.jpg)
Did Rogers Centre kill Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s power?
Whenever the post-mortem is compiled on this Toronto Blue Jays season — they’re still very much in the hunt for a wildcard spot — it won’t be hard to find culprits for how they didn’t quite manage to take the next step from a good team to a power that most in Ontario were expecting (feels like a the...
![Jerry Reinsdorf emerged from his crypt long enough to fire White Sox GM, VP](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/4ad91cf1315e53831f0788fb7951bbf8.jpg)
Jerry Reinsdorf emerged from his crypt long enough to fire White Sox GM, VP
Not to turn this morning wake-up companion into Chicago White Sox Daily, but it’s a slow time of year. We’ll get through this together, I promise. ...
![Kenyan Middleton told his truth about the White Sox, and suddenly his name was off the scoreboard](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/0081ed8b506c7352600f37639f35abdd.jpg)
Kenyan Middleton told his truth about the White Sox, and suddenly his name was off the scoreboard
Keynan Middleton gave his opinion about his time with the Chicago White Sox. He told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers that he felt the organization lacked discipline and personal accountability. His stories about players napping in the dugout and missing practice sessions were corroborated by teammates. Now a me...
![Toronto Blue Jays players didn't want Anthony Bass participating in Pride Night [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1b3517cbd6ff244321890a0ed9d0fd2b.jpg)
Toronto Blue Jays players didn't want Anthony Bass participating in Pride Night [Update]
Anthony Bass should have learned to stay off of social media — and perhaps pitch better— as he was DFA’d by the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday afternoon....
![Alek Manoah has been so awful the Blue Jays sent him to the rookie circuit [Update]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/24a6964601a11ab80c478c4a478a38c6.jpg)
Alek Manoah has been so awful the Blue Jays sent him to the rookie circuit [Update]
A 30,000-foot view of the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season wouldn’t detect any huge problems. The offense, while maybe not tearing a hole in the Earth or indeed time as might have been predicted, is still 11th in MLB in runs. Bo Bichette is second in batting average, Vladito is bashing the shit ...
![The San Diego Padres are the first to get out of their Bally Sports TV deal](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/436602874167e4e4f39fb01bdac907f2.jpg)
The San Diego Padres are the first to get out of their Bally Sports TV deal
In a few years, baseball TV will look very different. We’re getting a glimpse now, thanks to Bally Sports missing a payment to the San Diego Padres, essentially ending their rights deal. MLB is stepping in already, and starting later today MLB is taking over the broadcasts for the Padres. And of cou...