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Shane Bieber Shane Bieber Will throw off mound Tuesday
Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 3:29 PM
Bieber (shoulder) will throw a side session off a mound Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: Bieber hasn't pitched since Aug. 20 due to shoulder inflammation, and he'll have to build his arm back up before returning to game action. The right-hander will be up against the clock to make it back in time before the end of the regular season. Bieber has made just 11 starts this season, posting a 4.37 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 44:24 K:BB across 55.2 innings. |
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Rudy Martin Jr. Rudy Martin Jr. Sent to injured list
Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 2:31 PM
The Blue Jays placed Martin on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained left hamstring, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Martin was just called up to Toronto for his big-league debut this past weekend after spending the last decade-plus in the minors. Across three plate appearances, Martin went hitless with a walk and one strikeout. Davis Schneider has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo in a corresponding move. |
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Davis Schneider Davis Schneider Recalled from Buffalo
Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 2:27 PM
The Blue Jays recalled Schneider from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Schneider is back with the big club after spending the past three-plus weeks in Triple-A. He's slashed an ugly .142/.295/.274 with three home runs, 12 RBI, 18 runs scored, one stolen base and a 25:47 BB:K across 140 plate appearances at the big-league level this season. |
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Ricky Tiedemann Ricky Tiedemann Sent back to minors
Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 2:25 PM
The Blue Jays optioned Tiedemann to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Tiedemann made his MLB debut last month and has appeared in five games with the Blue Jays this season, allowing one run on five hits and six walks with eight strikeouts across six innings of relief. |
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Brendan Cellucci Brendan Cellucci Back in big leagues
Mon, Sep 14, 2026, 2:22 PM
The Blue Jays recalled Cellucci from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Mitch Bannon of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Toronto optioned Ricky Tiedemann in a corresponding move. Cellucci will be looking to make his MLB debut after he didn't appear in a game during his 48-hour stay with the Blue Jays last month. He owns a 3.16 ERA, 1.34 WHIP and 55:25 K:BB across 51.1 innings of relief at Triple-A this season. |
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Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto Belts another homer
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 5:11 PM
Okamoto went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run during Sunday's 8-1 win over Baltimore.
Analysis: George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero and Okamoto smacked three consecutive solo homers off Trevor Rogers in the fifth inning, resulting in a 4-1 lead for the Blue Jays. Okamoto has four home runs over his last six games and is up to 32 homers on the year. He is three home runs shy from tying the 10th-most home runs in a season by a major-league rookie. |
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George Springer George Springer Drives in four runs Sunday
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 5:03 PM
Springer went 2-for-5 with a solo homer and a three-run double during the Blue Jays' 8-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday.
Analysis: The Blue Jays jumped all over Trevor Rogers in the fifth inning with consecutive solo homers from Springer, Vladimir Guerrero and Kazuma Okamoto. With the bases loaded in the eighth, Springer gave Toronto insurance runs with a bases-clearing double, and it was his first game of four RBI or more since July 3, 2025 against the Yankees. The veteran slugger has logged two hits in each of his last three games and has a .740 OPS with 12 steals, 15 home runs and 52 RBI across 480 plate appearances this season. |
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Finally goes deep at Rogers Centre
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:20 PM
Guerrero went 4-for-5 with a double and a solo home run during Sunday's 8-1 win over the Orioles.
Analysis: Guerrero's lack of power at the plate has been one of the bigger disappointments of the 2026 season, with all eight of his home runs prior to Sunday coming on the road. However, the 27-year-old first baseman bucked that trend by taking Trevor Rogers deep to left field, which was sandwiched between solo homers from George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto. Guerrero also tied a season high with four hits, and perhaps this latest outing will be a sign of things to come for the slugger over the final two weeks of the regular season. |
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Dylan Cease Dylan Cease Strikes out nine for 11th win
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:16 PM
Cease (11-5) earned the win against Baltimore on Sunday, allowing one run on four hits and five walks while striking out nine across five innings.
Analysis: Cease got off to a shaky start by loading the bases in the first inning with no outs, but the AL Cy Young candidate got himself out of trouble by striking out the next three batters he faced. He proceeded to keep the Orioles off the board until a Pete Alonso RBI single in the fifth, though Cease did not have the opportunity to earn the quality start as he ran his put count up to 94 (60 strikes) while generating 12 whiffs. The five walks were a season high for Cease, but he recorded at least nine strikeouts for the 13th time this season, and his 236 punchouts are tied with Jacob Misiorowski for most in the majors. Cease will take a 2.38 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 166.1 innings into his next start, tentatively slated for next week on the road against the Rangers in what could be his penultimate outing of the regular season. |
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Trey Yesavage Trey Yesavage Rehab outing scheduled
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 4:04 PM
Manager John Schneider said Sunday that Yesavage (knee) is scheduled to make a rehab appearance Tuesday with Triple-A Buffalo, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis: The right-hander threw successful bullpen sessions Thursday and Sunday, clearing the way for his return to game action. If all goes well Tuesday, Yesavage could rejoin Toronto's rotation for the series opener in Baltimore on Sept. 21. He's been on the shelf since early August after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus. |
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Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk Not in Sunday's lineup
Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 9:44 AM
Kirk is not in the Blue Jays' starting lineup against the Orioles on Sunday.
Analysis: Kirk will be on the bench for Sunday's series finale while Brandon Valenzuela starts behind home plate and bats eighth while forming a battery with right-hander Dylan Cease. Kirk has reached base safely in seven consecutive games, going 9-for-28 (.321) with two home runs and seven RBI in that span. |
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Alejandro Kirk Alejandro Kirk Swats homer No. 10
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 8:08 PM
Kirk went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Orioles.
Analysis: The backstop collected an RBI single in the first inning before taking Kyle Bradish deep for a two-run homer in the third. Kirk is up to 10 homers on the season, and five of them have come in his last 20 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .288 (23-for-80) with 17 RBI as the Jays make a push for a wild-card spot. |
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Spencer Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti Nabs win in relief Saturday
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 8:05 PM
Arrighetti (8-9) picked up the win in Saturday's 7-3 victory over the Orioles, allowing one unearned run on two hits and two walks over 2.2 innings of relief. He struck out two.
Analysis: The right-hander was the third of seven Toronto pitchers to take the mound on a bullpen day, and Arrighetti got credited with the win in a game his team never trailed in. It was his first victory in a Blue Jays uniform, and over five appearances (two starts) since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Astros, he's produced a 6.87 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 15:10 K:BB in 18.1 innings. Arrighetti will continue being plugged in as necessary to help cover a couple holes in the rotation, but after throwing 50 pitches (26 strikes) on Saturday, it doesn't seem like he's viewed as a real candidate to make a traditional start. |
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Myles Straw Myles Straw Riding pine Saturday
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 11:05 AM
Straw isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Orioles.
Analysis: Straw will move to the bench for the third time in four games despite going 6-for-18 since the beginning of September. Rudy Martin will start in left field and bat ninth. |
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Ernie Clement Ernie Clement Sitting Saturday
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 11:02 AM
Clement isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore.
Analysis: Clement will take a seat Saturday after going 3-for-15 with two runs scored while starting each of Toronto's last four games. Josh Smith will pick up a start at second base and bat seventh. |
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Spencer Arrighetti Spencer Arrighetti Preparing for bulk role Saturday
Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 10:43 AM
Arrighetti is slated to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Spencer Miles in Saturday's game against the Orioles in Toronto, Patrick Ho of the Toronto Star reports.
Analysis: Since being acquired from the Astros at the trade deadline, Arrighetti has gone 0-4 with an 8.04 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 6.8 K-BB% over 15.2 innings across four appearances (two starts) for the Blue Jays. Toronto is hoping to coax better results from Arrighetti by having him enter after Miles covers the first few innings of Saturday's contest, but Arrighetti's recent form makes him far from a dependable streaming option. |
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Spencer Miles Spencer Miles Opening Saturday
Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 10:29 PM
Miles will serve as the opening pitcher during Saturday's game against the Orioles, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Analysis: Miles has pitched 13 consecutive shutout innings, so the Blue Jays will trust him to lock down the first inning or two of Saturday's contest before turning the game over to a bulk reliever -- likely Spencer Arrighetti. |
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Kazuma Okamoto Kazuma Okamoto Goes deep again
Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 10:23 PM
Okamoto went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo home run during the Blue Jays' 7-4 loss to the Orioles on Friday.
Analysis: Okamoto put the Blue Jays on the board in the fourth inning with a solo home run off Chris Bassitt. Okamoto has gone deep in three of his last four games and is up to 31 homers on the year, which is tied for 10th-most in the majors. The 30-year-old's power at the plate in his first MLB season has been a big reason why the Blue Jays are still in playoff contention, especially given Vladimir Guerrero's struggles. |
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Brett Bateman Brett Bateman Smacks first major-league homer
Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 10:19 PM
Bateman went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run during Toronto's 7-4 loss to Baltimore on Friday.
Analysis: It was another disappointing loss for a Blue Jays team looking to sneak into the playoffs, but Bateman gave the home fans something to cheer for with a two-run deep ball in the ninth inning to make the score look more respectable. It was the first major-league home run of Bateman's career and only his seventh homer since being selected by the Cubs in the eighth round of the 2023 MLB Draft. The 24-year-old outfielder has an .826 OPS with three steals, nine RBI and seven extra-base hits across 134 plate appearances this season. |
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Max Scherzer Max Scherzer Rocked for six runs in loss
Fri, Sep 11, 2026, 10:16 PM
Scherzer (2-8) took the loss against the Orioles on Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out three across five innings.
Analysis: Scherzer put the Blue Jays on the back foot early by giving up a leadoff homer to Dylan Beavers in the first inning before allowing five more runs in the second. Scherzer kept the Orioles off the board over the final three innings, and while it wasn't the outing the veteran right-hander was hoping for, he was at least able complete five innings and preserve the Blue Jays' bullpen for the next couple of days. He's given up at least five earned runs five times this season and has a 6.38 ERA and 1.37 WHIP over 67.2 innings. He's lined up to face the Tigers at home next week. |
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