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These are the 10 most untouchable marks in Blue Jays record book

@KeeganMatheson
March 30, 2026

TORONTO -- Eventually, the Blue Jays’ record book will just be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s name with a few others sprinkled around it.

If Guerrero continues on this pace for even the majority of his 14-year extension, so many of the all-time marks will belong to him, from hits to

Biggest free-agent deals in Blue Jays history

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- It’s a new era of baseball in Toronto. They’re not just winning big, but they’re spending big, too.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 14-year, $500 million extension in 2025 completely changed our understanding of the Blue Jays moving forward, particularly following their high-profile pursuits of stars like Shohei Ohtani

These Blue Jays greats are worthy of statues

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- It’s years down the road, but the day is slowly approaching when the Blue Jays will say goodbye to Rogers Centre and move into a new stadium in Toronto.

SkyDome opened in 1989 and has served the Blue Jays well, first as an engineering marvel with its retractable roof,

Every Canadian-born player with Blue Jays

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- In more than four decades of Blue Jays baseball, 28 Canadian-born players have taken the field for Canada’s team.

Ranging from the club’s inaugural season in 1977 to the young lineup that’s expected to carry the Blue Jays into the future, these players come from British Columbia to Nova

Top Blue Jays Draft pick from every season

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

The Blue Jays have used all avenues to build talent over the years, but the MLB Draft is always the foundation of a club’s farm system and sustainable winning.

Every Rule 5 Draft pick in Blue Jays history

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- The Rule 5 Draft has been kind to the Blue Jays over their fifty years as a franchise, netting them Major League contributors, everyday starters and even their first American League MVP Award winner.

How the Rule 5 Draft works

Formats and eligibility have changed over the

Blue Jays’ Top 5 shortstops: Matheson’s take

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

Here is Keegan Matheson’s ranking of the top five shortstops in Blue Jays history.

Blue Jays' all-time retired numbers

February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- Toronto has 11 names on its Level of Excellence, but late Hall of Famer Roy Halladay is the only former Blue Jays star who currently has his jersey retired by the club.

MLB.com is taking a closer look at retired numbers from all 30 teams around Major League Baseball,

Blue Jays' Top 5 first basemen: Matheson's take

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

Here is Keegan Matheson’s ranking of the top five first basemen in Blue Jays history.

1) Carlos Delgado, 1993-2004
Key fact: 34.7 fWAR is fifth-highest in club history

One of the greatest hitters to wear a Blue Jays uniform and still, somehow, underrated following an incredible 17-year career.

The Puerto Rican slugger

5 all-time best moments at Rogers Centre

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- When the Blue Jays have been at their best, downtown Toronto orbits around Rogers Centre.

With one of the best ballpark locations in baseball, Rogers Centre, which opened as SkyDome in 1989, has been home to the Blue Jays for over 30 years and hosted a long list of

Best Blue Jays seasons at each position

@KeeganMatheson
February 16, 2026

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have enjoyed many of baseball’s great peak seasons since their debut in 1977, from longtime fan favorites to stars who stopped in for a season or two.

Looking back through the club’s 50-year history, here is a lineup made entirely of the best individual seasons recorded

These players debuted for Toronto with a flourish

@KeeganMatheson
January 27, 2026

TORONTO -- Now in their 50th season, the Blue Jays have seen plenty of grand unveilings over the years.

From those frigid, early days at Exhibition Stadium where the winds swirled and seagulls played in the outfield, we’ve seen everyone from top prospects to future Hall of Famers make their debuts

Craziest Statcast facts from Rogers Centre

@KeeganMatheson
December 3, 2020

TORONTO -- Given the bats that have powered the Blue Jays' lineups and the realities of playing in the powerful American League East, Rogers Centre has been a playground for Statcast numbers since tracking started in 2015.

Stretching back to Toronto's postseason runs of 2015 and '16 up to the new

These are the Top 10 moments in Blue Jays history

@KeeganMatheson
December 8, 2025

TORONTO -- As we enter the 50th season in Blue Jays history, they’re no longer the new kids on the block.

You can step back and see all of the different eras now, from those frigid, early days on the shores of Lake Ontario at Exhibition Stadium through those great teams

The best baseball players born on Oct. 3

October 3, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 3.

The best baseball players born on Sept. 24

@alysonfooter
September 23, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 24:

1) Rafael Palmeiro (1964)
Long before the finger-wag seen 'round the world, Palmeiro, a

The best baseball players born on Sept. 23

@castrovince
September 23, 2025

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar.

Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 23:

Blue Jays' Top 5 Winter Meetings deals

@KeeganMatheson
December 7, 2024

TORONTO -- Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings are when we really start to look ahead to the coming season, with free-agent signings and major trades bringing rosters into focus as clubs jockey for the market’s best offerings.

The Blue Jays have made some of their biggest moves as an organization at

The best seasons ever by a Blue Jays hitter

@KeeganMatheson
October 10, 2024

TORONTO -- For an organization that’s still fairly young, relative to some of the league’s longstanding clubs, the Blue Jays have had an incredible run of stars come through Toronto over their history.

Even in those lean years between playoff runs as the Blue Jays looked to find their footing again,

Top 5 seasons by Blue Jays pitchers

@KeeganMatheson
October 10, 2024

Looking back over four-plus decades of Blue Jays baseball, many of the eras are defined by which ace was leading the staff.

Dave Stieb was the Blue Jays' workhorse star in the 1980s, leading the rotation as Toronto rose from an expansion team to a competitor. The <a

10 moments that defined Dave Winfield's career

October 2, 2022

Dave Winfield never spent a day in the Minor Leagues. Seems about right. He was a Major presence in every way.

In the batter’s box, Winfield would coil his 6-foot-6 frame, ready to whip his bat through the zone to unleash screaming line drives that tested the resolve of

Blue Jays no-hitter history

Stieb has lone Toronto no-no, but there have been near-misses
@KeeganMatheson
September 11, 2024

No-hitters have always stayed just out of reach for Blue Jays pitchers, and that was the case for Dave Stieb -- until he finally got the final out on Sept. 2, 1990.

In the two seasons prior, Stieb had lost a perfect game with two outs in the

Blue Jays’ Top 5 left fielders: Matheson’s take

@KeeganMatheson
April 27, 2020

_No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Have a laugh at Blue Jays' funniest moments

@KeeganMatheson
November 24, 2019

TORONTO -- The past 43 seasons of Blue Jays baseball have brought highs, lows and everything in between. Along the way, baseball has brought fans north of the border plenty of comical moments.

Here’s a look back at some of the best.

The Munenori Kawasaki Era
2013-15

Never has a .627 OPS

Blue Jays' Top 5 right fielders: Matheson's take

@KeeganMatheson
May 11, 2020

_No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun and