Kevin Pillar saves run against Yankees

Kevin Pillar did his best Friday night to steal the spotlight from Derek Jeter as the retiring New York Yankees shortstop began his final series in Toronto. Pillar, who entered the contest with 64 major league games compared to Jeter's 2,720, came up...

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Jose Bautista homers again as Blue Jays blank Yankees

Drew Hutchison focuses on one thing when pitching: command. Hutchison struck out nine over seven innings and gave up a double to hold New York scoreless as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 2-0 on Saturday. "Everything comes off fastball command,"...

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Kevin Pillar saves run against Yankees

Kevin Pillar did his best Friday night to steal the spotlight from Derek Jeter as the retiring New York Yankees shortstop began his final series in Toronto. Pillar, who entered the contest with 64 major league games compared to Jeter's 2,720, came up...

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Yankees' 5-run 7th inning buries Blue Jays

The New York Yankees have owned pitcher Mark Buehrle his entire career, but it didn't look that way Friday night. Not at first, anyway. One bad inning and some sloppy play by his teammates left the 35-year-old on the hook for a 6-3 loss against New...

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Giants' Yusmeiro Petit retires MLB record 46th straight batter

Yusmeiro Petit set a major league record when he retired his 46th batter in a row, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Thursday for their third straight win. Petit (4-3) got the first eight Colorado hitters, establishing the...

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Yankees' Jeter makes final visit to Toronto

The Toronto Blue Jays aren't going to walk away from August with many positives. They can, however, add life to their receding playoff chances by completing the month with a strong series against the New York Yankees, one of the teams they're chasing...

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Blue Jays' Tolleson unlikely pitching hero

For a moment, Steve Tolleson was Everyman. Who hasn't wondered what it's like to pitch a major league baseball game? Tolleson, an infielder with the Toronto Blue Jays, got a second shot at taking the mound Tuesday night in an 11-7 blowout at the hands...

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Blue Jays beat Red Sox to avoid sweep

After suffering through three straight extra-innings defeats, the Blue Jays won stylishly in regulation Wednesday thanks to a strong outing by rookie pitcher Marcus Stroman and a three-run homer by pinch-hitter Danny Valencia. Jose Bautista also homered...

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MLB denies weekend protest by Rays in Toronto

Major League Baseball on Tuesday denied a protest filed by the Tampa Bay Rays last weekend in Toronto. Executive Vice-President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre made the ruling, which stemmed from a play disputed by Rays manager Joe Maddon in Saturday's...

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Red Sox pound Jays for 2nd straight win at Rogers Centre

To Mike Napoli, it was "just another homer." Napoli hit a shot into the fifth deck, the first at Rogers Centre in more than three years, as part of Boston's seven-run 11th inning and the Red Sox held on for a 11-7 win on Tuesday night. Pillar back...

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Jays' Bautista unrepentant, says he didn't deserve ejection

One day after being ejected in an extra-innings loss to Tampa, Jose Bautista found himself in the spotlight again Monday. Surrounded by media, the Jays slugger was unrepentant in his belief that he did nothing to warrant being ejected by home plate...

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Blue Jays rally falls short against Red Sox

In a month that continues to go from bad to worse, the Toronto Blue Jays came agonizingly close to a stirring comeback win Monday night before literally falling short. Another foot or so and Edwin Encarnacion's ninth-inning blast to centre would have...

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Jays welcome back RP Sergio Santos from triple-A stint

Blue Jays reliever Sergio Santos hasn't exactly had an ideal season. But as he sees it, it's been a humbling one. Toronto purchased the right-hander's contract from triple-A Buffalo on Saturday, optioning fellow reliever Kyle Drabek on Sunday to make...

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Nolan Reimold gaffe on flyball costly in Blue Jays loss

Evan Longoria drove in two runs, including the winner in the top of the 10th to lift the visiting Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 at Rogers Centre on Saturday. Longoria sent a 1-2 pitch from recently recalled reliever Sergio Santos (0-3)...

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Red Sox ink Cuban star Rusney Castillo to 7-year contract

The Boston Red Sox are hoping another touted Cuban outfielder can help them turn things around next season. The team signed Rusney Castillo to a seven-year contract Saturday that begins immediately. Several reports indicated the deal is worth $72.5...

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Blue Jays' 10-inning win protested by Rays

Jose Reyes hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in a game played under protest at Rogers Centre. Colby Rasmus got things started in the bottom of the 10th...

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Jays manager Gibbons says team can have May-like tear

The Toronto Blue Jays were one of the most feared teams in baseball through May and early June. They need to regain that form to have any chance of qualifying for the post-season. The Jays went 21-9 in May and led the American League East standings...

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Rays’ Drew Smyly shuts down Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays wanted to kick off a critical nine-game homestand with a bang to give their fading playoff hopes a boost. The Tampa Bay Rays ended up showing them how it's done. Drew Smyly threw a two-hit shutout and Evan Longoria homered and...

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Comedian Chris Rock snags foul ball at Yankees game

No Kidding Comedian gives ball to young boy The Associated Press Posted: Aug 21, 2014 8:46 PM ET Last Updated: Aug 22, 2014 12:05 AM ET Chris Rock almost made the play of the day at Yankee Stadium. Instead, the comedian wound up...

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Blue Jays open critical homestand vs. Rays

The Toronto Blue Jays' once-potent lineup had been failing to compensate for a struggling rotation for much of August until the finale of their recent trip. The fading Blue Jays will try to win back-to-back contests for only the second time this month...

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Mo'ne Davis proves mortal at Little League World Series

Mo'ne Davis didn't have her best stuff when she and her Philadelphia teammates needed it most and Las Vegas took advantage. Dallan Cave and Brennan Holligan hit two-run home runs, reliever Austin Kryszczuk got out of two big jams and Las Vegas...

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Little League coach delivers moving speech to players

Video Consoles heartbroken Rhode Island team after elimination CBC Sports Posted: Aug 21, 2014 10:14 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 21, 2014 10:18 AM ET "Win just one for the Gipper." "We fight for that inch!" "There's no crying in baseball!"...

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Blue Jays wrap up dismal road trip in Milwaukee

Powered by the red-hot bats of Jonathan Lucroy and Aramis Ramirez, the Milwaukee Brewers are rolling again after a brief offensive slump. That duo is only making things more difficult for the Toronto Blue Jays, who compounded yet another woeful pitching...

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Blue Jays lack offensive fire in loss to Brewers

Fresh off another stellar outing, Mike Fiers first wanted to talk about a rough patch early in the game and offer credit to his defence. "I think, early on, I was a little erratic around the strike zone and then I pulled it together later on," said...

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How the defensive shift and big data are changing baseball

If you've been to a Major League game in the last couple of seasons, you'll know the old rules of baseball no longer apply. And for many fans, it's ruining the game. The big change is known as the big shift. Or more precisely, the defensive shift. ...

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Jon Hamm shows off Million Dollar Arm

Jon Hamm joked that the bobblehead the St. Louis Cardinals honoured him with was "probably repurposed" from a Matt Carpenter model. "It's great, it's fantastic," Hamm said before throwing the first pitch Monday night for the Cardinals game...

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