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Olympics Summer There were scattered but audible boos from the sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Thursday as the “The Star-Spangled Banner” was sung by the 40-person ensemble from the local stage production of the Lion King. Jeers turn to cheers, singing as crowd joins ensemble from LionContinue Reading

Olympics Summer·SEASON PREVIEW With homegrown stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette in the final year of their contracts and a competitive window that’s open, for now, the Toronto Blue Jays need to make a statement over the first half of the season. Setting winning tone could see team build for potentialContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk agreed to a five-year, $58-million US contract extension with a $6 million signing bonus, multiple media outlets reported. Deal would buy out 26-year-old all-star’s final year of arbitrationField Level Media · Posted: Mar 23, 2025 12:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6Continue Reading

Olympics Summer ​​​​​​​Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball’s season opener at the Tokyo Dome. Japanese rookie Roki Sasaki will make his debutContinue Reading

Olympics Summer The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-hander Jose Berrios will be their 2025 season-opening starting pitcher. In the 2024 opener, he was pulled after allowing four earned runs in 1/3 of an inning against Texas. Veteran right-hander pulled in 1st inning of 1st game last year againstContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his proposal for a long-term contract with the Toronto Blue Jays was for less than $600 million US. Toronto slugger disputes speculation he sought deal similar to $765-million contract for Juan SotoThe Associated Press · Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:43 AM EST | LastContinue Reading

Olympics Summer Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says the team and his representatives did not reach an agreement on a contract extension before his self-imposed deadline of Tuesday. Slugging 1st baseman expected to test free agency after 2025 seasonGregory Strong · The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 18,Continue Reading

Olympics Summer The former interpreter for Japanese star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced Thursday to four years and nine months in prison and three years’ supervised release for bank and tax fraud after he stole nearly $17 million US from the Los Angeles Dodgers player’s bank account. Mizuhara pleaded guilty toContinue Reading

Olympics Summer First baseman Pete Alonso is staying with the New York Mets, agreeing to a $54 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Alonso hit 226 homers over 6 seasons with the Mets and became a 4-time All-Star Ronald Blum · The AssociatedContinue Reading