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Yohendrick Pinango Yohendrick Pinango Three singles, two RBI in win
Sat, May 2, 2026, 9:32 AM
Pinango went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Friday's 7-3 win over the Twins.
Analysis: The rookie outfielder made his fourth start since being called up last week and is now 5-for-10 at the plate with three RBI and one walk. He's still searching for his first extra-base hit but should continue to see regular playing time against right-handed pitching while Addison Barger (ankle) and Nathan Lukes (hamstring) remain on the injured list. |
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Lenyn Sosa Lenyn Sosa Three hits in win Friday
Sat, May 2, 2026, 9:29 AM
Sosa went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Twins.
Analysis: It was Sosa's first multi-hit game since joining the Blue Jays via trade from the White Sox on April 13. Across 34 trips to the plate with Toronto, Sosa has a .281/.273/.375 slash line with three doubles, four RBI, four runs scored and a 0:6 BB:K. He's serving as the team's super-utility infielder. |
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Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto First career multi-HR game Friday
Sat, May 2, 2026, 9:25 AM
Okamoto went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, one walk and three runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Twins.
Analysis: It was Okamoto's first career multi-homer game, as he took Simeon Woods Richardson deep for a solo shot in the fourth inning and a two-run blast in the fifth. Okamoto now has seven long balls on the season to go with a .228/.313/.430 slash line, 18 RBI, 15 runs scored and a 14:38 BB:K across 128 plate appearances. He's striking out close to 30 percent of the time but has promising 43.4 percent flyball and 42.1 percent hard-hit rates. Okamoto is in the 90th percentile with a 92.8 mph average exit velocity. |
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Patrick Corbin Patrick Corbin Picks up first win Friday
Sat, May 2, 2026, 9:19 AM
Corbin (1-0) picked up the win Friday against the Twins, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk with four strikeouts across 5.1 innings.
Analysis: After getting hammered for four runs across four innings in his season debut against these same Twins back on April 10, Corbin has allowed just six runs across 20.2 innings in four starts. The 36-year-old has a plus slider but otherwise has banked on location rather than pure stuff in his 14th major-league season. Corbin has registered a 3.65 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 20:7 K:BB across 24.2 innings and should remain in the rotation while Shane Bieber (elbow), Max Scherzer (forearm/ankle) and Jose Berrios (elbow) work their way back from injuries. |
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Ernie Clement Ernie Clement Getting first day off
Fri, May 1, 2026, 5:04 PM
Clement is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Twins.
Analysis: Clement started Toronto's first 31 games of the season, but he'll receive his first day off Friday while in the midst of a 2-for-14 slump. Lenyn Sosa will instead man the keystone and bat sixth versus Minnesota righty Simeon Woods Richardson. |
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Jose Berrios Jose Berrios Slated for one more rehab start
Fri, May 1, 2026, 4:59 PM
Berrios (elbow) will appear in one more rehab outing with Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis: Berrios wasn't great in his last rehab appearance with Buffalo on Wednesday, when he tossed 70 pitches and allowed five runs on five hits (including two homers) and two walks while striking out two across four innings. With Berrios scheduled to pitch Sunday, he could rejoin the Blue Jays for their weekend home series against the Angels that kicks off Friday, May 8, barring any setbacks. |
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Debuts at Double-A level
Fri, May 1, 2026, 11:20 AM
Pinto (personal) has gone 1-for-7 with a home run and two walks in two games for Double-A New Hampshire since being assigned to the affiliate Tuesday.
Analysis: After being a late arrival to spring training due to visa issues, Pinto opened the season on High-A Vancouver's restricted list. He was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in the Florida State League on April 14, and after going 6-for-27 with a home run and 4:4 BB:K in seven games with Single-A Dunedin, Pinto was activated and bumped up to Double-A. The 23-year-old infielder has been productive at the dish throughout his minor-league career, but availability has been an issue. He hasn't played in more than 50 games in any of the last four seasons. |
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Daulton Varsho Daulton Varsho Belts fourth homer
Fri, May 1, 2026, 8:47 AM
Varsho went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Twins.
Analysis: The center fielder took Bailey Ober deep in the fourth inning, but it was all the offense Toronto could manage on the night. Varsho snapped a 12-game homer drought with the blast, and on the season he's slashing .235/.312/.408 with four long balls, two steals, eight RBI and 12 runs in 29 contests. |
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George Springer George Springer Two knocks in first start back
Fri, May 1, 2026, 8:45 AM
Springer went 2-for-4 in Thursday's loss to the Twins.
Analysis: Back in his usual spot at DH and hitting leadoff in his first start since coming off the IL, Springer banged out a couple singles and was the only Blue Jay to record multiple hits in the contest. The 36-year-old has three hits in six at-bats since recovering from a fractured toe, and he wraps up the month of April with a .237/.341/.316 slash line through 44 plate appearances with zero homers, one steal, two runs and four RBI in 11 games. |
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Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk Begins throwing
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 5:41 PM
Kirk (thumb) has begun a throwing program at the Blue Jays' complex in Florida, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis: Kirk has spent the past several weeks recovering from a procedure he underwent in early April to repair his fractured left thumb. He was given a six-week return timeline following the operation, which would put him in line to return sometime around mid-May, though an updated estimate will likely emerge as he continues to check off boxes. |
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Tyler Heineman Tyler Heineman Idle Thursday
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 3:28 PM
Heineman isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Analysis: Heineman will take a seat for a second consecutive game after logging just one hit in his last 22 at-bats. Brandon Valenzuela will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth. |
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Flashing power at Double-A
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:58 AM
Keys is slashing .351/.461/.757 with nine homers and 21 RBI in 20 games for Double-A New Hampshire.
Analysis: The 22-year-old third baseman slugged 19 homers in 119 games last season at High-A but struggled to make consistent contact, batting just .217 in 2025. That hasn't been an issue for Keys in 2026, although his 27.0 percent strikeout rate suggests some regression is coming for his batting average. The fourth-round pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft is positioning himself to make a big jump up prospect lists if he continues to produce fireworks at Double-A. |
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Spencer Miles Spencer Miles Continues to impress
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:16 AM
Miles walked one and struck out three in two scoreless innings of relief during Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.
Analysis: The rookie Rule 5 pick handled the last two innings for the Blue Jays to protect a 7-1 lead, and Miles has no trouble with the assignment, tossing 16 of 26 pitches for strikes. While the 25-year-old right-hander has predictably been limited to low-leverage spots, he has looked like he belongs in the majors, producing a 2.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 15:5 K:BB through his first 15.2 MLB innings. |
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Ernie Clement Ernie Clement Swats first homer of year
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:13 AM
Clement went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.
Analysis: The 30-year-old infielder took Greg Weissert deep in the fourth inning for his first long ball of the season. Clement has hit safely in 15 of his last 18 games, slashing a sizzling .320/.338/.493 over that stretch with 10 doubles, six RBI and eight runs. |
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George Springer George Springer Gets hit off bench in return
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:11 AM
Springer went 1-for-2 with an RBI in Wednesday's win over the Red Sox.
Analysis: Activated from the IL earlier in the day after being out since April 11 due to a fractured toe, Springer didn't get the start but pinch hit for Yohendrick Pinango in the fifth inning and promptly rapped out an RBI single. Springer should return to his usual starting spot at DH as soon as Thursday against the Twins, but he has yet to get going at the plate, slashing .196/.297/.375 through 15 games with two homers and seven RBI. |
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Addison Barger Addison Barger Closing in on rehab assignment
Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 9:03 AM
Barger will run the bases Thursday for the first time since injuring both his ankles on an awkward landing at first base April 5, and if that goes well he could begin a rehab assignment this weekend, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: A return to the lineup next week remains firmly on the table for Barger. The 26-year-old had gotten off to a slow start, going 1-for-19 (.053) through eight games before getting injured, so the organization may not rush him back from the rehab stint in order to give him a chance to find his timing at the plate. Once he's activated from the IL, Barger should reclaim his starting role against right-handed pitching in right field. |
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Eric Lauer Eric Lauer Solid vs. Red Sox
Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 6:27 PM
Lauer did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Red Sox, allowing a run on five hits and a walk across 4.1 innings. He struck out one.
Analysis: While Lauer didn't qualify for the win, the left-hander was solid overall in his return to the rotation, limiting Boston to a lone run on Willson Contreras' first-inning homer. Lauer, who sports a 6.00 ERA with a 1.52 WHIP across 27 innings this season, will likely return to the bullpen with Jose Berrios (elbow) expected to rejoin Toronto's rotation next week. |
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Davis Schneider Davis Schneider Sitting after four straight starts
Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 12:29 PM
Schneider is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Analysis: Schneider had been included in the lineup in each of the last four games, going 0-for-9 with four walks during that stretch. Three of those starts came against left-handed pitching, and Schneider appears likely to be mostly limited to a short-side platoon role moving forward with the Blue Jays getting George Springer (toe) back from the injured list for Wednesday's series finale. |
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Tyler Heineman Tyler Heineman Receiving rest Wednesday
Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 12:26 PM
Heineman is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Red Sox.
Analysis: Heineman will get a breather Wednesday after he started behind the dish in the first two contests of the series. Brandon Valenzuela will fill in for Heineman at catcher, forming a battery with starting pitcher Eric Lauer. |
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Eloy Jimenez Eloy Jimenez DFA'd by Blue Jays
Wed, Apr 29, 2026, 12:26 PM
The Blue Jays designated Jimenez for assignment Wednesday.
Analysis: Jimenez will cede his spot on the roster to George Springer (toe), who was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Jimenez got a bit of run at designated hitter while Springer was out, going 9-for-31 -- all singles -- in 12 games. He'll now go through the waivers process. |
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