Edwin Jackson seeking $15-17 million? (Yahoo! Sports)

Since entering the big leagues in 2003, pitcher Edwin Jackson has spent time with seven teams (if you count the two hours he was with the Toronto Blue Jays this past summer), pitched a no-hitter, helped win a World Series, … Continue reading →

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Blue Jays the favorites to get Yu Darvish? (Yahoo! Sports)

A number of teams put in posting bids for Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish before Wednesday's deadline, but the New York Post reports that it is believed that the Toronto Blue Jays put in the highest number in order to gain … Continue reading →

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Report: Blue Jays might have made high bid for Darvish (Yahoo! Sports)

The Toronto Blue Jays are believed to be the high bidder for the rights to negotiate with Japanese free agent right-hander Yu Darvish, according to the New York Post. The newspaper reported Thursday that the Blue Jays bid between $40 million and $50 million.

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Yankees trying to trade A.J. Burnett (Yahoo! Sports)

After winning 18 games for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2008, A.J. Burnett was a hot commodity the following...

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Blue Jays coveting big-name closers (Yahoo! Sports)

Out of 58 save chances last season, the Toronto Blue Jays only converted 33 of them. That put them at 26th in the...

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Playoff-hopeful Rays rough up watered-down Yankees (AP)

Rays manager Joe Maddon heard a few cheers coming from the clubhouse and reached for the computer mouse. He knew what had just happened. He wanted to know how. "Niiiice," Maddon said after learning the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels in the 12th inning. Indeed, it was a nice night for Tampa Bay.

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Detention Lecture: Your 2011 Toronto Blue Jays (Yahoo! Sports)

As the regular season winds down, 22 teams are facing an offseason filled with golf rounds and hot-stove strategery. But we're not going to let them get off that easy. No sir. No way. In an attempt to bring some … Continue reading →

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Rivera stays at 601 as Morrow leads Blue Jays 3-0 (AP)

The New York Yankees are hoping home is where a division will be won and baseball history will be made. Mariano Rivera was denied a chance to go for the career saves record Sunday when Adam Lind homered twice to back Brandon Morrow and lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory. New York went 4-6 on a trip that started with a makeup game at Baltimore and took the team to Anaheim and Seattle before...

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Rivera ties MLB record with 601st career save (AP)

To Mariano Rivera, it was just another save. To Yankees manager Joe Girardi, there's no such thing. Rivera tied the major league saves record, earning the 601st of his career and matching Trevor Hoffman while preserving the New York Yankees' 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. "To me it was normal," Rivera said.

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Lind drives in three as Jays beat Yanks 5-4 (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Farrell has noticed that first baseman Adam Lind is having fun on the field again.

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