2021 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2021)

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NLCS GAME FIVE


LAD 0 2 1. 0 0 0. 1 0 1 - 5 8 0
ATL. 1 0 0. 0 0 0. 2 0 0 - 3 9 0

WP - Walker Buehler (2-0)
Save - Blake Treinen (1)
LP - Max Fried (1-2)

HR - LAD: Will Smith (2), Chris Taylor (1), ATL: Johan Camargo (1)

PoG - Buehler

Dodgers lead 3-2

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Andrew Perez of the Buffalo Bisons was named Reliever of the Year for his AAA league.

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NLCS GAME SIX


ATL. 1 0 0. 0 0 1. 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
LAD. 0 0 0. 1 0 0. 2 2 X - 5 6 0

WP - Clayton Kershaw (2-0)
Save - Kenley Jansen (1)
LP - Will Smith (0-1)

HR - ATL: Ronald Acuna Jr. (3), Marcell Ozuna (2), LAD: Mookie Betts (2), Christian Walker (2)

NLCS MVP - Mookie Betts

DODGERS WIN SERIES 4-2 and will face the BLUE JAYS in the WORLD SERIES!

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Classic match-up. The Blue Jays led all of MLB in Runs Scored. The Dodgers led all of MLB in Runs Against.


WORLD SERIES GAME ONE

BLUE JAYS @ DODGERS

Blake Snell (3-0, 0.76) vs Walker Buehler (2-0, 0.95)

Top of the 1st

Cavan Biggio led off with a double.
With one out, he went to 3rd on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. single.
Giancarlo Stanton hit into a double play.

Bottom of the 1st

Gavin Lux doubled with one out.
He was left on.

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

Max Muncy walked with one out.
He went to 3rd on a Will Smith double.
With two out, Buehler hit a two run single and took an extra base on a throwing error.
Chris Taylor homered.

Dodgers lead 4-0

Top of the 3rd

Biggio singled with two out.
He went to 2nd on a Bo Bichette single.
Guerrero walked, loading the bases.
They were all left.

Bottom of the 3rd

Mookie Betts led off with a double.
He scored on a Cody Bellinger triple.
Bellinger scored on an A.J. Pollock groundout.

Andrew Perez relieved for the Blue Jays.
Yoshi Tsutsugo replaced Stanton in a double switch.

Dodgers lead 6-0

Top of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 5th

Marcus Semien reached on an error by Taylor to lead off.
Tsutsugo homered.
Biggio doubled.
He went to 3rd on a Bichette groundout.
Triston Casas pinch hit for Perez with two out. He struck out.

Dodgers lead 6-2

Bottom of the 5th

Jose Leclerc relieved for the Blue Jays.
Lux led off with a triple.
He scored on a Betts groundout.
Pollock walked with two out.
He was left.

Dodgers lead 7-2

Top of the 6th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 6th

Christian Walker walked with one out.
Zach McKinstry pinch hit for Buehler. He struck out.
Walker stole 2nd and took 3rd when Kyle Schwarber threw the ball away.
He was left there.

Top of the 7th

Tony Gonsolin relieved for the Dodgers

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

Mike Montgomery relieved for the Blue Jays.

Lux reached 2nd on a Bichette throwing error.
He took 3rd on a Betts groundout.
He was left there.

Top of the 8th

Bichette led off with a single.
With one out, Teoscar Hernandez pinch hit for Montgomery. He struck out.
Bichette was left on.

Bottom of the 8th

Keone Kela relieved for the Blue Jays.
Muncy led off with a single.
With one out, he stole 2nd and took 3rd on a Schwarber throwing error.
He scored on a Walker double.
Elliot Soto pinch hit for Gonsolin. He struck out.
Taylor reached on an infield single, moving Walker to 3rd.
Both runners were left.

Dodgers lead 8-2

Top of the 9th

Victor Gonzalez relieved for the Dodgers.
George Springer led off with a double.
With one out, Danny Jansen pinch hit for Semien. He walked.
Tsutsugo hit into a fielder's choice, moving Springer to 3rd and replacing Jansen at 1st.
Biggio singled, scoring Springer.

Kenley Jansen relieved for the Dodgers.
Bichette grounded out, ending the game.


WP - Walker Buehler (3-0)
LP - Blake Snell (3-1)

PoG - Buehler

Dodgers lead series 1-0

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WORLD SERIES GAME TWO

Blue Jays @ Dodgers

Hyun-jin Ryu (0-1, 7.59) vs Trevor Bauer (0-1, 6.75)

(Now THAT is a game I really want to win.)

Top of the 1st

With two out, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached 2nd on a throwing error by Max Muncy.
He was stranded.

Bottom of the 1st

Chris Taylor led off with a home run.
Gavin Lux followed with a single.
Ryu picked him off 1st.
Mookie Betts reached on an infield single.
Cody Bellinger hit into a double play.

Dodgers lead 1-0

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

A.J. Pollock led off with a single.
With one out he went to 3rd on a Will Smith single.
He scored on a Christian Walker sac fly.

Dodgers lead 2-0

Top of the 3rd

Ryu walked with one out.
Then Cavan Biggio walked.
Bo Bichette loaded the bases with an infield single.
The Jays couldn't cash any of them in.

Bottom of the 3rd

With two out, Betts took 2nd on a throwing error by Kyle Schwarber.
Bellinger followed with a home run.
Then Pollock singled.
Muncy singled.
Pollock was thrown out at home by George Springer when he tried to score on a Smith single.

Dodgers lead 4-0

Top of the 4th

Schwarber led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a Springer single.
He then went to 3rd on a one out fielder's choice by Marcus Semien.
Yoshi Tsutsugo pinch hit for Ryu but struck out.

Bottom of the 4th

Jose Urena relieved for the Jays.
Tsutsugo replaced Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in left field.

Bauer singled with one out.
He was left there.

Top of the 5th

Bichette doubled with one out.

Brusdar Graterol relieved for the Dodgers.
He stranded Bichette.

Bottom of the 5th

Betts led off with a walk.
Bellinger followed with a walk.
With one out they pulled off a double steal.
Muncy homered.
With two out, Walked reached with an infield single.
Zach McKinstry hit a home run.

Dodgers lead 9-0

Top of the 6th

Josiah Gray received for the Dodgers.
With two out, Triston Casas pinch hit for Urena but struck out.

Bottom of the 6th

Nathan Eovaldi relieved for the Blue Jays.
With two out, Bellinger walked.
Pollock homered.

Dodgers lead 11-0

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Bichette led off with an infield single.
He was left.

Bottom of the 8th

Lux reached 2nd on a Schwarber throwing error with one out.
He was stranded.

Top of the 9th

Springer led off with a single.

Joe Kelly relieved for the Dodgers.
Teoscar Hernandez pinch hit for Eovaldi and singled, moving Springer to 2nd.
Rowdy Tellez pinch hit for Marcus Semien and hit into a fielder's choice, moving Springer to 3rd.
Tsutsugo hit into a double play and the shut out was complete.

WP - Josiah Gray (1-0)
LP - Hyun-jin Ryu (0-2)

PoG - AJ Pollock

Dodgers lead 2-0

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WORLD SERIES GAME THREE

We just CAN'T lose this one...

DODGERS @ BLUE JAYS

Julio Urias (0-1, 6.10) vs Shohei Ohtani (2-0, 3.00)

Top of the 1st

Chris Taylor took a leadoff walk.
He stole 2nd.
A.J. Pollock homered.
Cody Bellinger walked.
With one out, Gavin Lux walked.
Double steal.
Will Smith walked.
Max Muncy hit into a double play.

Dodgers lead 2-0

(That could have been worse)

Bottom of the 1st

Bo Bichette reached on an infield hit.
Cavan Biggio walked.
They were left on.

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

With one out, Kyle Schwarber homered.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. walked.
He advanced to 2nd on a Marcus Semien single.
With two out, both runners advanced on a wild pitch.
Biggio walked to load the bases.

Urias was forced from the game due to an undisclosed injury.
Brusdar Graterol relieved for the Dodgers.
He left the bases loaded.

Dodgers lad 2-1

Top of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 3rd

With one out, Victor Gonzalez relieved for the Dodgers.
3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

With one out, Smith walked.
Muncy hit into a double play.

Bottom of the 4th

With one out, Gurriel doubled.
He moved to 3rd on a wild pitch.
He was stranded.

Top of the 5th

With one out, Zach McKinstry homered.
With two out, Pollock walked.
He was left on.

Dodgers lead 3-1

Bottom of the 5th

With two out, Giancarlo Stanton walked.

Blake Treinen relieved for the Dodgers.
Stanton took 2nd on a wild pitch.
He was left.

Top of the 6th

With one out, Lux walked. (That is seven walks for Ohtani.)
Smith singled, moving Lux to 2nd.

With two out, Ross Stripling relieved for the Blue Jays.
He stranded the runners.

Bottom of the 6th

George Springer led off with a walk.
With one out, Gurriel reached on an infield hit, moving Springer to 2nd.
Semien homered.

Corey Knebel relieved for the Dodgers.
With two out, Biggio walked.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got an infield single.
Stanton walked, loading the bases.
All three were left. But...

Blue Jays lead 4-3

Top of the 7th

McKinstry led off with a single.
Pollock hit into a double play.

Bottom of the 7th

Schwarber walked with one out.

Dustin May relieved for the Dodgers.
Gurriel reached 1st on an error by Muncy.
Both runners moved up on a Semien groundout.
They were left.

Top of the 8th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 8th

Stanton singled with two out.
He was left.

Top of the 9th

Greg Holland relieved for the Blue Jays.
With one out, Muncy got an infield hit.
Christian Walker homered.

Yeah.

Dodgers lead 5-4

Bottom of the 9th

Kenley Jansen relieved for the Dodgers.
Gurriel singled with two out.
Semien fouled out.

This was a heartbreaker.

WP - Dustin May (1-1)
Save - Kenley Jansen (2)
LP - Greg Holland (0-1)

PoG - A.J. Pollock

The Dodgers lead 3-0

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WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR

The Blue Jays have their backs against the wall.

Dodgers @ Blue Jays

Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 3.46) vs Trent Thornton (2-0, 1.88)

Top of the 1st

Cody Bellinger homered with two out.

Dodgers lead 1-0

Bottom of the 1st

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered with two out.

Game tied 1-1

Top of the 2nd

Will Smith homered with one out.
Max Muncy followed with a single.
With two out Zach McKinstry walked.
Chris Taylor homered.

Jose Urena relieved for the Blue Jays.

Dodgers lead 5-1

Bottom of the 2nd

With one out, George Springer homered.
With two out, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered.
Marcus Semien doubled.
Bo Bichette homered to tie the game.

Josiah Gray received for the Dodgers.

Game tied 5-5

Top of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

Smith led off with a double.
He was left.

Bottom of the 4th

Springer led off with a single.
He went to 2nd on a Gurriel groundout.
Gavin Lux threw away a Semien groundball, giving Marcus 2nd and allowing Springer to score.
A man was left on.

Blue Jays lead 6-5

Top of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 5th

Guerrero doubled with one out.

Mitch White relieved for the Dodgers.
He walked Giancarlo Stanton.
Both runners move dup on a Rowdy Tellez groundball.
They were stranded.

Top of the 6th

Mike Montgomery relieved for the Blue Jays.

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 6th

Gurriel singled with one out.
He went to 2nd on a two out single by Bichette.
Cavan Biggio singled to load the bases.
Guerrero struck out.

Top of the 7th

Christian Walker singled with one out.
Montgomery picked him off 1st.
McKinstry singled.
He was left on.

Bottom of the 7th

Tellez reached with a one out single.

Dustin May relieved for the Dodgers.
He walked Kyle Schwarber with two out.
Both runners were left.

Top of the 8th

Bellinger singled with one out.
He stole 2nd.

With two out, Matt Foster relieved for the Blue Jays.
He stranded the runner.

Bottom of the 8th

Semien led off with a single.
He went to 2nd on a Bichette single.
Biggio walked to load the bases.
May struck out the next two before...

Tommy Kahnle relieved for the Dodgers.
He stranded all three inherited runners.

Top of the 9th

Greg Holland relieved for the Blue Jays.
Muncy singled with one out.
Walker replaced him with a fielder's choice.
He went to 2nd on a McKinstry single.
Both runners advanced on a wild pitch.
Holland struck out Walker to save the game!

Blue Jays force a game five!

WP - Jose Urena (2-0)
Save - Greg Holland (3)
LP - Josiah Gray (1-1)

PoG - Bo Bichette

Dodgers lead 3-1

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WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE

The Blue Jays are still here after a big Game Four win.

Today it is DODGERS @ BLUE JAYS

Walker Buehler (3-0, 1.08) vs Blake Snell (3-1, 2.77).

Top of the 1st

Gavin Lux singled with one out.
With two out he scored on a Cody Bellinger triple.

Dodgers lead 1-0

Bottom of the 1st

George Springer singled with one out.
Rowdy Tellez replaced him with a fielder's choice.
He was left on.

Top of the 2nd

Max Muncy led off with a walk.
With two out he was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.

Bottom of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 3rd

With one out, Chris Taylor reached with an infield single.
With two out, Snell picked him off 1st.

Bottom of the 3rd

Marcus Semien singled with one out.
He went to 2nd on a wild pitch and to 3rd on a Cavan Biggio groundout.
Springer walked.
Tellez walked, loading the bases.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a two run single.
Two runners were left on.

Blue Jays lead 2-1

Top of the 4th

Mookie Betts led off with a walk.
Bellinger replaced him with a fielder's choice.
He was left there.

Bottom of the 4th

With one out, Bo Bichette took 2nd on a Muncy throwing error.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. blasted a two run homer.
Biggio walked with two out.
Springer doubled, scoring Biggio.
Springer scored on a Tellez single.

Brusdar Graterol relieved for the Dodgers.
He stranded the runner.

Blue Jays lead 6-1

Top of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 5th

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off with a double.
With two out, Gurriel singled and Guerrero was thrown out trying to score.

Top of the 6th

Taylor led off with a walk.
Lux singled and Stanton threw out Taylor trying to go to 3rd.
Betts hit a two run homer.
A.J. Pollock singled with two out.
He was left.

Blue Jays lead 6-3

Bottom of the 6th

Springer hit a two out home run.

Blue Jays lead 7-3

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Taylor led off with a home run.

Andrew Perez relieved for the Blue Jays.
Bellinger doubled with two out.
He went to 3rd on an infield single by Pollock.
Muncy walked, loading the bases.

Jose Leclerc relieved for the Blue Jays.
Will Smith hit a grand slam.
Zack McKinstry walked.
He was left there.

Dodgers lead 8-7

Bottom of the 8th

Kenley Jansen relieved for the Dodgers.
Bichette led off with a single.
He stole 2nd.
He scored on a game-tying double by Gurriel!
Gurriel scored on a two out single by Springer.
One man was left.

Blue Jays lead 9-8

Top of the 9th

Keone Kela relieved for the Blue Jays.
Taylor led off with a walk.
Kela got the next three and the Blue Jays won!

Dodgers still lead 3-2.

WP - Jose Leclerc (1-0)
Save - Keone Kela (1)
LP - Kenley Jansen (0-1)

PoG - George Springer

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Bad news for the Dodgers. Julio Urias has a torn labrum. He will not only miss the rest of the series, but he will miss all of next year.

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WORLD SERIES GAME SIX

BLUE JAYS @ DODGERS

Hyun-jin Ryu (0-2, 7.24) vs Trevor Bauer (0-1, 3.38).

Top of the 1st

With two out, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered.

Blue Jays lead 1-0

Bottom of the 1st

Chris Taylor led off with a single.
With two out he was gunned down trying to steal.

Top of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 3rd

Cavan Biggio walked with two out.
He was stranded.

Bottom of the 3rd

After getting the 1st out, Ryu had pain in his leg. His hamstring was sore and he was forced from the game.

Matt Foster relieved for the Blue Jays.
He got the next two guys out.

Top of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 4th

Taylor led off with a walk.
He went to 3rd on a Gavin Lux single.
He then scored on a Mookie Betts sac fly.
Lux moved to 2nd on a wild pitch.
Cody Bellinger walked.
With two out, Max Muncy hit a three run home run.
Will Smith singled.
Foster suffered an ab strain and had to leave the game.

Nathan Eovaldi relieved for the Blue Jays.
Danny Jansen replaced Kyle Schwarber in a double-switch.

Christian Walker hit a two run homer.

Dodgers lead 6-1

Top of the 5th

Marcus Semien doubled with two out.
He was stranded.

Bottom of the 5th

Lux singled with one out.
He advanced to 2nd on a deep fly out by Betts.
He was left there.

Top of the 6th

Bo Bichette singled with one out.
He moved up when Bauer was called for a balk.
Guerrero walked.
Giancarlo Stanton walked, loading the bases.
Yoshi Tsutsugo pinch hit for Eovaldi and hit a sac fly, scoring Bichette.
George Springer hit a three run homer.

Brusdar Graterol relieved for the Dodgers.
He got the 3rd out.

Dodgers lead 6-5

Bottom of the 6th

Tsutsugo stayed in to play LF.
Ross Stripling relieved for the Blue Jays, replacing Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

Muncy doubled with one out.
He was left on.

Top of the 7th

Semien led off with a walk.
Jansen hit a two run homer.
With one out, Bichette took 1st on an error by Pollock.

Corey Knebel relieved for the Dodgers.
Guerrero hit into a double play.

Blue Jays lead 7-6

Bottom of the 7th

Zach McKinstry pinch hit for Knebel and struck out.

Top of the 8th

Tommy Kahnle relieved for the Dodgers.
Stanton led off with a home run.
With one out, Springer walked.
Triston Casas pinch hit for Stripling. He also walked.
Semien walked, loading the bases.
Jansen hit a Grand Slam.

Blake Treinen relieved for the Dodgers.
With two out, Bichette singled.
He was left on.

Blue Jays lead 12-6

Bottom of the 8th

Casas stayed in to play 1B.
Jose Leclerc relieved for the Blue Jays, replacing Guerrero.
Betts led off with a single.
He went to 2nd on a Bellinger groundout.
He was stranded.

Top of the 9th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 9th

Smith led off with a walk.
Walker hit into a double play.
Randal Grichuk pinch hit for Treinen. He flew out.

The Jays came back from being down 6-1!

Blue Jays have come all the way back from being down 3-0 to force a game seven!

WP - Ross Stripling (1-0)
LP - Braudar Graterol (0-1)

PoG - Danny Jansen

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Update: Matt Foster is available to pitch in Game seven if needed.

He isn't at 100%, but hey, it is Game seven.

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WORLD SERIES GAME SEVEN

The Jays lost the first three but won the next three.

It all come down to this.

BLUE JAYS @ DODGERS

Shohei Ohtani (2-0, 3.57) vs Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 6.14).

Kershaw is pitching on short rest.

Top of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 2nd

Giancarlo Stanton led off with a home run.

Blue Jays lead 1-0

Bottom of the 2nd

Gavin Lux walked with one out.
Then Will Smith walked.
Double steal.
Max Muncy doubled, scoring both runners.
Christian Walker walked.
With two out, Chris Taylor walked, loading the bases.
They were all left.

Dodgers lead 2-1

Top of the 3rd

Marcus Semien led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a sac bunt by Ohtani.
He was left.

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 4th

Muncy walked with one out.
He got no further.

Top of the 5th

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered to tie the game with one out.

Game tied 2-2

Bottom of the 5th

A. J. Pollock reached 1st on a Bo Bichette throwing error with one out.
He stole 2nd, but was left there.

Top of the 6th

Bichette led off with an infield single.
He stole 2nd.
Cavan Biggio hit an RBI double to take the lead.
With one out he advanced to 3rd on a Stanton groundout.

Corey Knebel relieved for the Dodgers.
He stranded the runner.

Blue Jays lead 3-2

Bottom of the 6th

Lux led off with a walk.

Jose Urena relieved for the Blue Jays and Danny Jansen replaced Kyle Schwarber behind the plate in a double switch.

Lux went to 3rd on a Smith single. Smith went to 2nd on the throw to 3rd.
Muncy walked, loading the bases.
Walker hit a groundball to Bichette who got Lux at home.
Randal Grichuk got a pinch hit sac fly, tying the game back up.
Two men were left on.

Game tied 3-3

Top of the 7th

Blake Treinen relieved for the Dodgers.
Gurriel reached with a one out single.
He was left.

Bottom of the 7th

Cody Bellinger walked with one out.
Urena picked him off 1st.
Mookie Betts doubled.

Keone Kela relieved for the Blue Jays.
He stranded the runner.

Top of the 8th

Kenley Jansen relieved for the Dodgers.
He walked Bichette to lead off.
He stole 2nd and took 3rd when Smith threw the ball away.
He scored on an infield single by Biggio.
Biggio advanced to 3rd on a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. double.
Triston Casas pinch hit for Kela with one out. He walked, loading the bases.
George Springer hit a GRAND SLAM!

Dustin May relieved for the Dodgers.
Gurriel singled.
He moved up a base on a Semien single.
He then sent to 3rd on a fly out by Jansen.
Gurriel scored when Bichette reached on an error by Walker.
Two men were left on.

Blue Jays lead 9-3

Bottom of the 8th

Greg Holland relieved for the Blue Jays.
3 up, 3 down

Top of the 9th

Guerrero led off with a home run.
Springer walked with two out but was left on.

Bottom of the 9th

3 up, 3 down

THE BLUE JAYS WON THE WORLD SERIES!!!!


WP - Keone Kela (1-0)
LP - Kenley Jansen (0-2)

PoG - Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

World Series MVP - George Springer

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(SIDE NOTE. After the game, OOTP crashed, wiping out game 7. I thought my head would explode.

I re-simulated the game and the Jays still won.)

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OFFSEASON STARTS.

Can we repeat? It start here.


NEWS:

Kyle Schwarber has opted out of the final year on his contract.

Bench Coach Dave Hudgens has announced his retirement.

The new Top Prospects list has been published and 16 year old Ruben Botello of the Toronto organization has surprisingly been named #1.

The Cleveland Indians have been officially renamed to the Cleveland Guardians. (Good news!)

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Pending Free agents:

Mike Montgomery
Kyle Schwarber
Yoshi Tsutsugo

Arbitration-eligible

Trent Thornton
Ross Stripling
Danny Jansen
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Cavan Biggio
Teoscar Hernandez
Rowdy Tellez
Sean Newcomb
James Hoyt
Tomas Nido

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Word is that Sen Newcomb, James Hoyt, and Tomas Nido are not in the team's plans.

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Originally Posted by rpriske

(SIDE NOTE. After the game, OOTP crashed, wiping out game 7. I thought my head would explode.

I re-simulated the game and the Jays still won.)

An exciting conclusion to the season! LOL at crashing at Game 7 - the same thing happened to me in a WS Game 7 a while back in my 2020 Rays save in the mid-to-late 20s, except it was in the 8th inning of the game.

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TRADE

To RAYS

Tomas Nido
Juan De Paula
Carlos Guzman
Nathanael Perez
Winder Garcia

To BLUE JAYS

Ryan Thompson
Michael Plassmeyer
Jonathan Aranda
Michael Gigliotti
Ford Proctor

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The Blue Jays announce a bunch of signings to avoid arbitration.

Trent Thornton - 1 yr - $890,000

Ross Stripling - 1 yr - $3.42m

Rowdy Tellez - 1 yr - $1.28m

Cavan Biggio - 4 yrs - $26.8m

Danny Jansen - 1 yr - $3.52m

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 1 yr - $4.28m

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It took a little longer but Teoscar Hernandez also avoided arbitration by signing 1 yr, $6.6m