2023 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2021)

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Hector Figueroa was named the Low-A Southeast Reliever of the Year.

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NLDS GAME THREE


LAD 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 5 - 5 9 3
NYM. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 0 - 0 6 0

WP - Clayton Kershaw (1-0)
LP - Spencer Howard (0-2)

HR - LAD: Corey Seager (1)

PoG - Caleb Ferguson

DODGERS WIN SERIES 3-0!

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ALDS GAME THREE

TORONTO @ KANSAS CITY

Enoli Paredes (9-6, 3.88) vs Kenta Maeda (8-16, 3.80).

Top of the 1st

Bo Bichette led off with a single.
Whit Merrifield replaced him with a fielder's choice.
Then Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did the same.
He was left at 1st.

Bottom of the 1st

Nomar Mazara walked with two out, but that was all.

Top of the 2nd

Max Kepler singled with two out but was stranded.

Bottom of the 2nd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 3rd

Hunter Dozier led off with a double.
With two out, Adalberto Mondesi homered.
Paredes then hit Mazara with a pitch, who charged the mound! When the dust settled, Mazara was replaced by Jake Magnum and Paredes was replaced by Ryan Thompson.
He got the third out.

Royals lead 2-0

Top of the 4th

Guerrero Jr. led off with a double.
He went to 3rd on a Rafael Devers single.
With one out, Guerrero Jr. scored on an Austin Meadows sac fly.

Royals lead 2-1

Bottom of the 4th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 5th

Willy Adames led off with a single.
Bichette hit into a fielder's choice for the 2nd out.
He stole 2nd.
Merrifield walked.
Bichette scored on a Guerrero Jr. single, tying the game.
Devers reached on an infield hit, loading the bases.
The bases were left loaded.

Game tied 2-2

Bottom of the 5th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 6th

With two out, Robert Gsellman received for Kansas City.
Adames met him with a solo homer.

Blue Jays lead 3-2

Bottom of the 6th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

Ty Tice relieved for Toronto.
3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Jose Alvarez relieved for Kansas City.
Giancarlo Stanton doubled with one out.
Meadows walked.
Both runners advanced on a Kepler groundout.
Lucas Sims relieved for Kansas City.
He got the 3rd out.

Bottom of the 8th

Dozier led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a sac bunt by Reese McGuire.
With two out, Justin Wilson relieved for Toronto.
Mondesi hit a game tying, rbi double.
He was left at 2nd

Game tied 3-3

Top of the 9th

James Karinchak relieved for Kansas City.
3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 9th

Jorge Soler led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a Charlie Blackmon single.
He then scored on a Manuel Margot single, giving the Royals a walk off, 4-3 victory.

WP - James Karinchak (2-0)
LP - Justin Wilson (0-1)

PoG - Adelberto Mondesi

The Royals lead 2-1

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Luis Hurtado was named Manager of the Year for Dunedin in the Low-A Southeast League.

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ALDS GAME FOUR

Toronto @ Kansas City

Zach Davies (14-11, 4.54) vs Keyvius Sampson (10-10, 3.83).

Top of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 1st

Starling Marte led off with a single.
Adalberto Modesi hit into a double play.

Top of the 2nd

Rafael Devers led off with a single.
With one out, Austin Meadows hit into a double play.

Bottom of the 2nd

Jorge Soler led off with a walk.
With one out, he advanced to 2nd on a Manuel Margot groundout.
He then went to 3rd on a wild pitch, but got no further.

Top of the 3rd

Willy Adames singled with one out.
With two out, Bo Bichette walked.
Whit Merrifield walked, loading the bases.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two run single. Merrifield and Guerrero took an extra base on the throw home.
They were left there.

Blue Jays lead 2-0

Bottom of the 3rd

Hunter Dozier led off with a double.
He went to 3rd on a one out single by Marte.
Dozier scored on a Mondesi fielder's choice.

Blue Jays lead 2-1

Top of the 4th

Meadows walked with one out.
Then Max Kepler walked.
They were both stranded.

Bottom of the 4th

Charlie Blackmon singled with one out.
Margot hit into a double play.

Top of the 5th

Bichette led off with an infield hit.
He then stole 2nd.
With one out, Guerrero Jr. homered.
With two out, Giancarlo Stanton singled.
Andrew Kittredge relieved for Kansas City.
He got the 3rd out.

Blue Jays lead 4-1

Bottom of the 5th

Nicky Lopez led off with a double.
He got no further.

Top of the 6th

Adames homered with one out.
Bichette singled with two out.
He went to 3rd on a Merrifield single.
They were left.

Blue Jays lead 5-1

Bottom of the 6th

Nomar Mazara singled with one out.
Soler hit into a fielder's choice.
He was left at 1st.

Top of the 7th

David Bednar relieved for Kansas City
3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 7th

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 8th

Kepler led off with a double.
He went to 3rd on an Adames groundout and scored on an Ali Sanchez groundout.

Blue Jays lead 6-1

Bottom of the 8th

Marte homered with one out.
Kasey Kalich relieved for Toronto.

Blue Jays lead 6-2

Top of the 9th

Nick Anderson relieved for Kansas City
Devers singled with two out, but was left on.

Bottom of the 9th

Blackmon walked with one out.
He went to 2nd on a Margot single.
Raidel Martinez relieved for Toronto.
Lopez singled, loading the bases.
With two out, Blackmon scored on a McGuire reached 1st on a Devers error.
Marte grounded out and the Jays had the win, 6-3!

WP - Zach Davies (1-0)
Save - Raidel Martinez (2)
LP - Keyvius Sampson (0-1)

PoG - Davies

Series is tied 2-2

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ALDS GAME FIVE

It comes down to this. The winner goes on to face the Dodgers in the World Series.

ROYALS @ BLUE JAYS

Asa Lacy (13-9, 2.97) vs Mike Soroka (11-3, 3.62)

Top of the 1st

3 up, 3 down

Bottom of the 1st

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled with two out.
He went to 2nd on a wild pitch but got no further.

Top of the 2nd

Jorge Soler led off with a walk.
He went to 2nd on a Charlie Blackmon single.
They both moved up on a sac bunt by Manuel Margot.
Soler scored on a Nicky Lopez sac fly.

Royals lead 1-0

Bottom of the 2nd

Rafael Devers tied it up with a leadoff home run.
Then Willy Adames gave the Jays the lead with a one out solo homer.
Max Kepler followed with an infield hit.
Ali Sanchez hit into a double play.

Blue Jays lead 2-1

Top of the 3rd

Reese McGuire led off with a single.
He got no further.

Bottom of the 3rd

3 up, 3 down

Top of the 4th

Soler led off with a walk again.
He went to 2nd on a bunt single by Blackmon.
Margot then hit a three-run homer.

Royals lead 4-2

Bottom of the 4th

Giancarlo Stanton led off and was hit by a pitch.
Then Devers walked.
With one out, Stanton scored on a single by Adames.

Royals lead 4-3

Top of the 5th

Adelberto Mondesi singled with one out.
He then stole 2nd.
Then he stole 3rd.
He scored on a Nomar Mazara single.
Kasey Kalich received for Toronto.
Mazara was thrown out trying to steal 2nd.
Soler doubled.
He scored on a Blackmon single.

Royals lead 6-3

Bottom of the 5th

Bo Bichette led off with a single.
He stole 2nd.
Whit Merrifield followed with a two run homer.
Nick Anderson relieved for Kansas City.
With two out, Devers singled.
He was left there.

Royals lead 6-5

Top of the 6th

Lopez led off with a single.
He went to 2nd on a sac bunt by Hunter Dozier and 3rd on a McGuire groundout.
He was stranded at 3rd.

Bottom of the 6th

With one out, Jose Alvarez relieved for Kansas City.
Kepler singled.
Sanchez hit into another double play.

Top of the 7th

With two out, Soler reached in an infield hit.
Ty Tice relieved for Toronto.
He got the 3rd out.

Bottom of the 7th

David Bender relieved for Kansas City.
Guerrero Jr. singled with two out.
He was left on.

Top of the 8th

Lopez singled with one out.
He went to 3rd on a Dozier single, but Hunter was thrown out trying to go for 2nd.
Lopez was left at 3rd.

Bottom of the 8th

James Karinchak received for Kansas City.
Devers tied the game with a leadoff homer!
Then Austin Meadows walked.
Adames replaced him at 1st with a fielder's choice.
Adames went to 3rd on a Kepler single.
They were left at the corners.

Game tied 6-6

Top of the 9th

Raidel Martinez relieved for Toronto.
Mondesi doubled with one out.
He scored on a Soler single.

Royals lead 7-6

Bottom of the 9th

Merrifield led off with a walk.
Guerrero Jr. followed with a walk.
Lucas Sims received for Kansas City.
Jared Walsh pinch hit for Stanton and hit into a fielder's choice, with Merrifield going to 3rd.
Sims picked Walsh off 1st!
Devers ground out.

The Blue Jays lost a heartbreaker!

WP - James Karinchak (3-0)
Save - Lucas Sims (1)
LP - Raidel Martinez (0-1)

PoG - Jorge Soler

THE ROYALS WON THE ALDS, 3-2

ALDS MVP - Jorge Soler

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WORLD SERIES GAME ONE


KCR. 0 1 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 4 - 5 7 1
LAD. 0 0 1. 0 0 0. 0 1 1 - 3 7 1

WP - Lucas Sims (1-0)
Save - J.B. Wendelken (1)
LP - Aroldis Chapman (0-1)

HR - KC: Charlie Blackmon (1), LA: Nick Ahmed (1)

PoG - Kenta Maeda

Royals lead 1-0

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WORLD SERIES GAME TWO


KCR. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 1 2 0 - 3 7 0
LAD. 0 0 2. 0 0 0. 4 0 X - 6 9 1

WP - Walker Buehler (2-0)
LP - Brad Keller (0-2)

HR - none

PoG - Buehler

Series tied 1-1

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WORLD SERIES GAME THREE


LAD. 0 0 0. 1 0 0. 0 0 0 - 1 6 3
KCR 0 1 0. 1 0 0. 0 0 X - 2 5 0

WP - Asa Lacy (1-0)
Save - James Karinchak (2)
LP - Caleb Ferguson (0-1)

HR - LA: Cody Bellinger (3), KC: Mauricio Dubon (1)

PoG - Lacy

Royals lead 2-1

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WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR


LAD. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 3 - 3 5 0
KCR. 0 0 1. 0 1 0. 0 0 0 - 2 8 0

WP - Clayton Kershaw (2-0)
Save - Aroldis Chapman (1)
LP - James Karinchak (3-1)

HR - none

PoG - Jordan Montgomery

Series is tied 2-2

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WORLD SERIES GAME FIVE


LAD. 0 0 3. 0 0 1. 1 0 1 - 6 10 1
KCR. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 0 - 0 5 0

WP - Lucas Giolito (2-0)
LP - Lucas Sims (1-1)

HR - LA: J.D. Martinez (1), Nick Ahmed (2), Cody Bellinger (4)

PoG - Giolito


Dodgers lead 3-2

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WORLD SERIES GAME SIX


KCR. 0 1 0. 0 0 0. 0 0 0. 0 - 1 5 0
LAD. 0 0 0. 1 0 0. 0 0 0. 2 - 3 7 0

WP - Brusdar Graterol (1-0)
LP - J.B. Wendelken (0-1)

HR - KC: Charlie Blackmon (2), LA: Will Smith (1), Gavin Lux (2)

PoG - Walker Buehler

DODGERS WIN WORLD SERIES 4-2

WORLD SERIES MVP - Walker Buehler

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The Jays have exercised Max Kepler's option year for $10m.

They have also exercised Jose Leclerc's option year for $6.25m.

Staff Leaving:

Hitting Coach Guillermo Martinez
Pitching Coach Pete Walker
3B Coach Luis Rivera
1B coach Mark Budzinski
Scouting Director Shane Farrell

The Jays have nine players facing Arbitration (with offers):

Corbin Martin - $6m
Shohei Ohtani - $7.5m
Enoli Paredes - $5.7m
Joey Bart - $2.8m
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - $21.3m
Jared Walsh - $3.2m
Bo Bichette - $19.2m
J.P. Crawford - $13.7m
Austin Meadows - $8m

Whit Merrifield is a pending Free Agent.

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Jim Czajkowski has been promoted to Blue Jays Pitching Coach.

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The Jays avoided arb with Bo Bichette by signing him to a $19m extension.

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Ross Atkins has taken the GM job with the White Sox.

Bill Chafe is the new 1B Coach for the Jays.

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Jose Macias is the new Hitting Coach for the Jays. He previously worked in the Mexican League.

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Vladimir Guerrero J. has avoided arb by signing a $21.2m extension.

Willis Fuentes is the new 3B Coach.

Danny Klassen is the new Scouting Director.

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Gold Glove Awards

AL

P - Tyler Glasnow, Rays
C - Austin Hedges, White Sox
1B - Brett Baty, Mariners
2B - Kolten Wong, Athletics
3B - Matt Chapman, Athletics
SS - Javier Baez, Angels
LF - Alek Thomas, Athletics
CF - Jackie Bradley Jr., Astros
RF - Ramón Laureano, Athletics

NL

P - Jacob deGrom, Nationals
C - J.T. Realmuto, Phillies
1B - Alec Bohm, Phillies
2B - Nico Hoerner, Cubs
3B - Nolan Arenado, Phillies
SS - Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres
LF - Ian Happ, Cubs
CF - Cristian Pache, Braves
RF - Mookie Betts, Dodgers

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Reliever of the Year Awards

Darwinzon Hernandez, Red Sox

Andres Munoz, Braves