2026 Blue Jays (est. 2013)
 

Previous Seasons

2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series)

2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series)

2015 - 85-77 (Texas Rangers beat Atlanta Braves in World Series)

2016 - 91-71 Won the AL East, Made it to the ALCS, swept by the Mariners (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2017 - 92-70 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Cleveland 3-1 (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2018 - 100-62 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Kansas City 3-1 (Cubs beat Royals in World Series)

2019 - 73-89 (Mariners beat Rockies in World Series)

2020 - 84-78 (Astros beat Dodgers in World Series)

2021 - 73-89 (White Sox beat Cubs in World Series)

2022 - 64-98 (Yankees beat Reds in World Series)

2023 - 77-85 (Diamondbacks beat Tigers in World Series)

2024 - 77-85 (Phillies beat Red Sox in World Series)

2025 - 55-107 (Angels beat Giants in World Series)

OFFSEASON CHANGES

After last year's disaster of a season, the experts are saying the Jays have made moderate improvement.

Major Additions

Juan Ibanez (Trade from MIA)
Michael Perez (FA)
Ethan Elias (Trade from MIL)
Buddy Foster (Trade from CHC)

Notable Departures

Chris Kohler (Trade to MIA)
Feng Khu (Trade to CHC)

crash. grrrr.

February 21st, 2026

Michael Perez homered in his first plate appearance in the Blue Jays uniform and the Jays won, 3-2, over the A's.

WP - Ethan Elias (1-0)
Save - Hank Rogers (1)
LP - Dennis Gibbs (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

February 22nd, 2026

Michael Perez got the key home run again as the Jays came from behind to beat the White Sox, 6-4.

Also going deep for Toronto were Ken Balsdon and Juan Ibanez.

WP - Garry Perez (1-0)
Save - Riley Preston (1)
LP - Peter O'Mulrian (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-0

February 23rd, 2026

The Jays managed only 3 hits as the Spiders thumped them, 7-0.

WP - Loui Davis (1-0)
LP - Julio Reyna (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

February 24th, 2026

John Kline's 9th inning home run was the difference maker as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox, 2-1.

WP - Mason Hope (1-0)
LP - Joe Sweeney (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-1

February 25th, 2026

Alternating good games and bad ones - the Jays lost, 8-2, to the Royals.

WP - Jorge Roman (1-0)
LP - Buddy Foster (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-2

February 26th, 2026

Grant Lester went 2 for 3, including a home run, leading the Jays to a 5-4 win over the Angels.

Bill Fleming pitched three perfect innings to end the game but went straight to the trainers room afterwards.

Austin Dean also homered for Toronto.

WP - Tom Flynn (1-0)
Save - Bill Fleming (1)
LP - Jody Matthews (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-2

February 27th, 2026

Ethan Elias, Zach Eflin, and Ken Eby combined to shut out the Twins, 5-0.

Michael Morrow homered for the Blue Jays.

WP - Ethan Elias (2-0)
LP - Edward Ter Heide (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-2

February 28th, 2026

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 5-2.

WP - Julio Suarez (1-0)
LP - Elvin Chaney (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-3

Bill Fleming has a fractured caracoid bone in his shoulder.

He might be back for August.

March 1st, 2026

The Jays lost, 3-2, to the Rangers.

Jeremy Hinton homered for Toronto.

WP - Roger Flynn (2-0)
Save - Jason Van Skike (2)
LP - Octavio Hernandez (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-4

March 2nd, 2026

Julio Reyna is trying to hold onto a rotation spot and he did a good job today, pitching the Jays to a 5-2 win over the Tigers.

WP - Julio Reyna (1-1)
LP - Leonard Dryden (0-2)

Spring Record - 6-4

TRADE

To PHILLIES

Buddy Foster

To BLUE JAYS

Javier Betancourt
Namig Gugunava
Ken O'Toole
Henry Peaslee
Pedro Salazar

Betancourt joins the Big League Camp


First Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to Minor League Camp

Randy Copeland
Boyd Noble
Hank Rogers
Luis Miguel Gonzales
Tim Poole
John Atk
Garry Perez
Roberto Martinez
Jose Martinez

March 3rd, 2026

The Astros downed the Blue Jays, 4-2.

Ken Balsdon and Leonard O'Neill homered for Toronto.

WP - Reggie Thompson (1-0)
Save - Billy Waltrip (1)
LP - Carlos Ortiz (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-5

March 4th, 2026

Jeremy Hinton went 4 for 5 with a pair of home runs, including a Grand Slam, and seven RBI.
Leonard O'Neill went 2 for 3 also with two homers and drove in five.
Jim Mason and Sixto Rodriguez also homered.

The Jays beat the Mariners, 15-5.

WP - Zach Eflin (1-0)
LP - Mike Wright (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-5

March 6th, 2026

Dave Anderson hit a nice home run but the Racers walked off the Blue Jays, 3-2, in the 10th.

WP - Keury Mella (2-0)
LP - Simone Minghetti (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-6

March 7th, 2026

Octavio Hernandez pitched five shutout innings and the Blue Jays beat the Orioles, 10-1.

Ken Balsdon, Dave Anderson, and John Kline all homered for Toronto.

WP - Octavio Hernandez (1-1)
LP - Pedro Lopez (1-1)

Spring Record - 8-6

March 8th, 2026

The Rays beat the Jays, 8-4, in Spring action.

Michael Perez homered for Toronto.

WP - Chris Coleman (1-0)
LP - Julio Reyna (1-2)

Spring Record - 8-7

March 9th, 2026

Other than a Leonard O'Neill home run, very little went right for the Blue Jays today and the A's walloped them, 13-2.

WP - Brady Rodgers (1-1)
LP - Elvin Chaney (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-8

March 10th, 2026

The comeback attempt by Carlos Ortiz may have been dealt a fatal blow, as he gave up eight runs in five innings.

The White Sox beat the Blue Jays, 8-3.

Jermey Hinton and Chris Perrot homered for Toronto.

WP - John Miller (2-0)
LP - Carlos Ortiz (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-9

March 11th, 2026

Zach Eflin allowed only one hit in five scoreless innings.

The Jays beat the Spiders 2-1 off home runs by Sixto Rodriguez and Jeremy Hinton.

Bartolo Aguilar faced five batters and struck out five batters.

WP - Zach Eflin (2-0)
Save - Jon MacNamara (1)
LP - Francisco Gutierrez (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-9

March 12th, 2026

Grant Lester's first home run of the game tied it up in the 9th and forced extra innings. His second gave the Jays a, 11th inning, 7-5, walk off win over the Red Sox.

Javier Betancourt and Jose Ramos also homered for Toronto.

WP - Tom Flynn (2-0)
LP - Randall Delgado (1-2)

Spring Record - 10-9

March 13th, 2026

Octavio Hernandez had a terrible outing, giving up eight runs in less than four innings.

The rest of the team did better but the Jays still lost, 8-6, to the Royals.

WP – Miguel Valle (2-1)
Save – Cesar Cabral (1)
LP – Octavio Hernandez (1-2)

Spring Record – 10-10

TRADE

To PADRES

David Campbell
Mike Wright

To BLUE JAYS

Marcos Costello (SD retains small piece of contract)
Ron Holt
John Owens
Brian Greene
Mark Luvullo

Costello and Luvullo join the Spring Roster.

TRADE

To REDS

Julio de la Cruz
Roberto Garcia

To BLUE JAYS

Ralph League (CIN retains 45% of contract)
Merrill Gibson
Wyatt Hill
John Martin
Abraham O’Bryan

League joins the Spring Roster


Second Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to Minor League Camp

Bartolo Aguilar
Martin Anderson
Carlos Ortiz
Dan Kidd
Jim Beltra
Simone Minghetti
Roy Williams
Dave Strickland
Ed Harris
Juan Ibanez

March 14th, 2026

The Blue Jays power game was on point. Grant Lester, Michael Perez, Sixto Rodriguez, and Michael Morrow all homered. Add that to a solid start by Julio Reyna and four perfect innings in relief by Jim Anderson and Raul Alvarado and it equals a 9-1 win over the Angels.

WP - Julio Reyna (2-2)
LP - Hyung-gook Hae (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-10

Been a long time since a crash. Grrrrr.....

March 15th, 2026

The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 3-1, in Spring action.

WP - Barry Gordon (1-0)
Save - Carlos Gonzalez (1)
LP - Elvin Chaney (0-3)

Spring Record - 11-11

March 16th, 2026

The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th and lost, 8-5, to the Yankees.

Toronto got homers from Grant Lester, John Kline, and Charles Blake.

WP - Kyle Zimmer (3-0)
LP - Mason Hope (1-1)

Spring Record - 11-12

March 17th, 2026

It was a pretty close game today but the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto.

WP - Aaron Brown (1-0)
Save - Jose Lugones (1)
LP - Dave Klepfer (0-1)

Spring Record - 11-13

March 19th, 2026

No lead was ever safe in this game as John Kline's RBI single capped off a four run 9th inning and gave the Jays an 11-10 win over the Tigers.

Jose Ramos homered twice!

WP - Joe Weaver (1-0)
LP - Jose Mejia (1-1)

Spring Record - 12-13

March 20th, 2026

Julio Reyna pitch drive scoreless innings and Michael Perez hit a three-run homer as the Jays beat the Astros, 7-6.

WP - D.J. Baxendale (1-0)
LP - Millard Green (0-2)

Spring Record - 13-13

March 21st, 2026

The Mariners come pout on top today, beating the Bleu Jays, 9-5.

Jeremy Hinton and Bernard Da Costa homered for Toronto.

WP - Armando Rodriguez (1-0)
LP - Zach Eflin (2-1)

Spring Record - 13-14

March 22nd, 2026

Grant Lester went 4 for 4 with a Grand Slam as the Jays beat the Racers, 8-2.

Jim Mason and Leonard O'Neill also homered for Toronto.

WP - Elvin Chaney (1-3)
LP - John Niggli (0-2)

Spring Record - 14-14

March 23rd, 2026

The penultimate game of the Spring schedule was a blow out as the Orioles crushed the Blue Jays, 10-1.

Jeremy Hinton hit his 7th homer of the Spring.

WP - Cristian Vargas (2-0)
LP - Mason Hope (1-2)

Spring Record - 14-15

March 24th, 2026

The Jays wrapped their Spring schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Rays.

Chris Perrot and Sixto Rodriguez homered for Toronto.

WP - Hal Lester (1-1)
Save - Dedgar Jimenez (1)
LP - Ethan Elias (2-1)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 14-16

TRADE

To DIAMONDBACKS

Mason Hope
Ed Harris

To BLUE JAYS

Pete Johnston (ARZ retains 80% of salary)
Ralph Garrett
Jesus Vazquez
Jorge Delgado
Adam Lee

TRADE

To CARDINALS

Ralph League
Roberto Mendoza

To BLUE JAYS

Mike Zunino (STL retains 65% of contract)
Juan Alvarado
Greg Jackson
Chester Myers
Marcos Perez

TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Ken Eby
Ron Holt
Leon Martinez

To BLUE JAYS

Frank Adams
John Powell
Glenn Donnels
Joe McLamond
Jesus Valle
$25,000

TRADE

To RED SOX

Jim Anderson

To BLUE JAYS

Larry Phillips
Edinson Hawkins
Tim Gillespie
Dane Jones
Ramiro Garcia
$270,000


TRADE

To DODGERS

Austin Dean

To BLUE JAYS

Paul Harvey
Roderick Berg
Jorge Castellanos
Cameron Etheridge
Ed Sawyer
$490,000


Final Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Harry Carroll
Joe Weaver
Jeff Chapman
Riley Preston
Dave Klepfer
Raul Alvarado
Dave Anderson
Charles Blake
Marcos Costello
Jim Mason
Chris Perrot

Designate for Assignment

Luis Rodriguez
Pete Johnston

Rule 5 Returned to the Diamondbacks

Michael Morrow

Owner's expectations: stay respectable.

:)

Minor League Contracts signed

Tom Boyd
Kevin Dean
Deron Anderson
Marcos Antonio
Mario Candelario
Baltesar Bell
Ugo Cecon
Alfredo Baez
Alfredo Beltran
Antonio Bojorquez
Trevor Rosenthal
Steven Matz
Jose Fernandez
Dixon Anderson
Dylan Baker
Jose Castillo
Tyler Barnette

Top Prospect Report

We aren't bad. The #11 Minor League System overall.

18. Jose Vidal - RP, Short A
23 - Turkekul Yildiz - RP, Rookie
59 - Carlos Vazquez - RF, International Complex
95 - Mark Lovullo - RP - Majors

Writers' Predictions.

Not good. 65-97. Last in the AL East. 2nd to last overall in the AL.

AL Division Winners: Yankees, Spiders, Angles
AL Wild Cards: Tigers, Red Sox

Top Hitter - Alvin Austin, Red Sox
Top Pitcher - Julio Suarez, Yankees

(The Jays have neither in the Top 10.)

NL Division Winners: Phillies, Reds, Giants
NL Wild Cards: Dodgers, Brewers

Top Hitter - George Barrett, Pirates
Top Pitcher - Patrick Mosley, Reds

2026 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day Roster

Rotation

Ethan Elias
Octavio Hernandez
Julio Reyna
Zach Eflin
Ronald Bufford

Bullpen

Tom Flynn (C)
Elvin Chaney
Jon MacNamara
Anastasio Feliz
D.J. Baxendale
Mark Luvullo
Howard Hill

Lineup

LF - Jeremy Hinton
2B - Grant Lester
1B - Jake Bernard
DH - Leonard O'Neill
C - Mike Zunino
CF - Jose Ramos
3B - Javier Betancourt
RF - Sixto Rodriguez
SS - Frank Adams

Bench

Michael Perez - C
Jon Kline - IF
Ken Balsdon - OF
Bernard Da Costa - OF

Pete Johnston was released.

March 28th, 2026

Opening Day in front of their home crowd and the Jays... disappointed.

They didn't get a hit until the 7th and lost, 7-3, to the Orioles.

WP - Pedro Lopez (1-0)
Save - John Hayenga (1)
LP - Octavio Hernandez (0-1)

Record - 0-1

March 29th, 2026

The Jays held off a late push by the Orioles to beat them, 11-9.

Jeremy Hinton and grant Lester homered for Toronto.

WP - Ethan Elias (1-0)
Save - Tom Flynn (1)
LP - Bob Towse (0-1)

Record - 1-1

March 30th, 2026

Grant Lester homered twice and the 2nd one was an 11th inning walk off that gave the Jays a 7-6 win over the Orioles!

Leonard O'Neill and Jake Bernard also homered for Toronto.

WP - Elvin Chaney (1-0)
LP - John Hayenga (0-1)

Record - 2-1

March 31st, 2026

The Rays thumped the Jays, beating them 9-0.

Ugly.

WP - Ramon Gomez (1-0)
LP - Zach Eflin (0-1)

Record - 2-2

April 1st, 2026

Ronald Bufford pitched the Jays to a nice, 4-2 win over the Rays after Leonard O'Neill hit a two run homer in the 9th.

Jeremy Hinton also homered for Toronto.

Unfortunately, Grant Lester left the game late with pain in his knee. If it turns out to be serious, that would be a major blow to the team.

WP - Ronald Bufford (1-0)
Save - Tom Flynn (2)
LP - Casey Shane (0-1)

Record - 3-2

Grant Lester has tendonitis in his knee. He is heading to the IL for 2-3 weeks.

Jim Mason is called up from Buffalo.

April 2nd, 2026

He didn't get the decision but a strong start by Octavio Hernandez put them in position to win, and they did just that!

The Jays topped the Rays, 3-2.

WP - Anastasio Feliz (1-0)
Save - Tom Flynn (3)
LP - Dan Wade (0-1)

Record - 4-2