The Blue Jays had a group of players meet with Roki Sasaki before he picked the Dodgers but it did not include Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
TORONTO -- This time it was Roki Sasaki’s turn to break the Blue Jays’ hearts. The 23-year-old Japanese star is signing with the Dodgers, and just like Shohei Ohtani a year ago, Sasaki broke the news himself with an Instagram post. There’s that ...
Like several Toronto Blue Jays fans, Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun has seen enough. After another narrow miss in free agency (Roki Sasaki), Simmons has call
"I'm sorry, Toronto." That's how ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan summed up yet another failed Toronto Blue Jays free agent pursuit. The culprit this time?
The Toronto Blue Jays made quite a splash on Monday after giving free agent outfielder Anthony Santander a five-year, $92.5
The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent, adding Anthony Santander to their powerful lineup.
The addition of Santander, who hit 44 home runs with the Baltimore Orioles last season, follows the deep-pocketed Jays’ failed pursuits of Shohei Ohtani last offseason and of Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Roki Sasaki this winter.
The Toronto Blue Jays finally landed a high-profile free agent on Monday, agreeing to a $92.5 million, five-year contract with Anthony Santander. The agreement includes an opt out and a 2030 team ...
Ohtani became the first player in league history to tally 50 home runs and stolen bases in the same season, inventing MLB's 50/50 club. He accomplished that while recovering from UCL surgery, which prevented Ohtani from contributing on the mound last season, when he served as LA's designated hitter in 159 games played.
MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his fastball as a 17-year-old in 2019, part of a 194-pitch, 12-inning, 21-strikeout complete game in the national summer Koshien tournament.
The Blue Jays have been linked to Pete Alonso and Max Scherzer in free agency, but the latest update is far from ideal for the team.
Ohtani once eschewed the Dodgers for the Angels, and got stuck in a six-year playoff drought. The Dodgers’ new Japanese rookie phenom Sasaki made a different call.