Topic: Toronto Blue Jays

Jays' All Star Bautista leaves early with twisted ankle

TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto slugger Jose Bautista's return to the Blue Jays did not last long after the All Star outfielder was forced to leave with a twisted ankle in the fourth inning of his team's 16-7 victory over the New York ...

Blue Jays trade outfielder Rivera to Dodgers

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, the Major League Baseball team said on Tuesday.Rivera, 33, appeared in 70 games for ...

Home run king Bautista ready to be a big hit

TORONTO (Reuters) - After spending much of his career as an anonymous member of the supporting cast, Jose Bautista steps into the spotlight next week as the unlikely headliner of Major League Baseball's (MLB)glitziest show - the Mid-Summer Classic.Never heard of Bautista? ...

Ellsbury, Wakefield carry Red Sox past Blue Jays

BOSTON (Reuters) - Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield kept the Blue Jays batters off balance as Boston scored a 6-4 win over Toronto at Fenway Park on Wednesday.Jacoby Ellsbury's two-run double in the fourth was the Red Sox fifth consecutive hit in ...

Red Sox ace Lester injures back in Boston win

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston pitcher Jon Lester's promising start against the Toronto Blue Jays ended abruptly on Tuesday when the left-hander was forced to leave the game early due to a strained muscle on the left side of his back.The left-hander tossed ...

Jay's Bautista earns most all-star votes

Toronto's Jose Bautista garnered the most votes in fan balloting for a starting spot as Major League Baseball announced its rosters for the 82nd all-star game.The Blue Jays outfielder received 7.45 million votes to break Ken Griffey's record of 6.06 million votes ...

Blue Jays rock Lee to claim comeback win

TORONTO (Reuters) - Eric Thames and Jose Bautista slammed back-to-back homers and Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run blast as the Toronto Blue Jays ended Cliff Lee's shutout streak by pounding the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday.Lee, who had looked invincible stringing together ...

Halladay weekend in Toronto as Doc makes return

TORONTO (Reuters) - Over 12 seasons Toronto Blue Jays fans became used to watching a clinical Roy Halladay take the mound and pitch a complete game win -- just not against them.Back in Toronto for the first time since being traded to ...

Phillies rally to dump Jays, spoil Canada Day party

TORONTO (Reuters) - The major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Friday in front of a near-capacity crowd celebrating the start of the Canada Day holiday weekend.Former National League most valuable player ...

Pirates' treasure Correia scrapes to pitch-perfect 10

But not this season as Kevin Correia improved to 10-6 when the Pirates squeezed past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Tuesday to become the first Pittsburgh pitcher to record 10 wins before the All-Star break since Bob Walk in 1993.Number 10 ...