A's secure AL's 2nd wild card

Sonny Gray saved his best start in five months for the final day of the regular season. And the 25-year-old pitcher celebrated by leading the Oakland Athletics into the post-season for the third year in a row. The A's on Sunday secured the American...

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Canadian Justin Morneau wins NL batting title

Justin Morneau played his first home game with the Colorado Rockies on April 4, a memorable 12-2 drubbing of the Arizona Diamondbacks. After the game, the first baseman had his No. 33 jersey framed and sent to his good friend, fellow Canadian Larry...

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Idle Justin Morneau maintains NL batting lead

Justin Morneau might sit his way to a National League batting title. Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss kept the Canadian first baseman off the field Saturday night against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Earlier in the day, Pittsburgh third baseman Josh...

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Jays' J.A. Happ earns 11th win in final start of season

After walking off the mound for the last time this season, J.A. Happ couldn't help but reflect. From struggling in spring training with back problems and starting the season in the bullpen, the Toronto Blue Jays left-hander closed his year on a high...

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Playoff contenders chase: Indians, Mariners win

The Cleveland Indians sent their ace Corey Kluber to the mound Friday in their bid to stay alive in the hunt to play beyond baseball's regular season. Meanwhile the Seattle Mariners, back home after dropping three of four games in Toronto, turned to...

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Justin Morneau back on top in batting title race

A three man battle with three, now two, days left on the schedule. The pride of British Columbia Justin Morneau of the Colorado Rockies is going swing for swing with a pair of Pittsburgh Pirates for the National League batting crown. With each...

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Blue Jays can't sweep Mariners out of town, fall 7-5

With his team eliminated from post-season contention, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons turned to a rookie pitcher and a new-look lineup for Thursday's series finale against Seattle. The results were mixed. Daniel Norris turned in a decent performance...

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Derek Jeter amazing one last time at Yankee Stadium

The perfect script. Derek Jeter capped his Yankee Stadium farewell with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning, the latest — and perhaps last — storybook moment in his charmed and illustrious career, to give New York a 6-5 victory Thursday...

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Mark Buehrle, small ball, allows Jays to blanks Mariners

Mark Buehrle figured his streak of 200-inning seasons was destined to end after he failed to reach the fifth inning three times in four starts in late July and early August. "I kind of did the math and said, `You have eight starts and you need X amount...

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Justin Morneau turns to 3-time batting champ in heated NL race

Justin Morneau awoke recently following a 1-for-3, two-run performance and realized he needed to seek help. While that effort, in particular, wasn't cause for concern, it kept the Colorado Rockies first baseman one percentage point behind Pittsburgh...

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Jays' playoff drought: Top priority for turnaround?

Jason Frasor, who pitched nine non-playoff seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2004 to 2012, delivered the knockout punch to the club's post-season hopes for this season. Now a reliever for playoff-contending Kansas City, the right-hander got Cleveland's...

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Blue Jays refuse to go quietly, pound Mariners again

The worst inning Felix Hernandez has ever endured put another dent in Seattle's sinking playoff hopes. Dalton Pompey hit his first major league homer off Hernandez, and the Toronto Blue Jays roughed up the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner for a career...

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Blue Jays rout Mariners, keep playoff hopes alive

The Toronto Blue Jays had James Paxton scouted — literally. Paxton, from Ladner, B.C., gave up nine runs (eight earned) as Toronto crushed the visiting Seattle Mariners 14-4 on Monday night. The Blue Jays drafted Paxton in the supplemental first...

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Will Jose Bautista win a 3rd home run title?

There's plenty to cheer about this week at Rogers Centre, even though the Toronto Blue Jays could be officially eliminated from playoff contention as early as Tuesday evening. Fans could root for left-handed starter Mark Buehrle in his quest for a 14th...

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Brian McCann, Yankees too much for Blue Jays

When the Toronto Blue Jays headed home on Sunday evening after yet another loss at Yankee Stadium, they were 6 1/2 games out for the AL's second wild card with seven games to play. "It's not looking too great," Jose Bautista said after the 5-2 defeat....

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Blue Jays' Marcus Stroman drops appeal of suspension

Toronto rookie pitcher eligible to start Friday versus Baltimore Orioles The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 21, 2014 2:32 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 21, 2014 2:32 PM ET Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman dropped his appeal of a six-game...

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Blue Jays fall to Yankees for 2nd straight night

From the get-go, Jacoby Ellsbury and Derek Jeter showed Mark Buehrle that it would be another no-go against the New York Yankees. Ellsbury lined a leadoff double to the wall, Jeter followed with a hard single and the Yankees beat Buehrle for the 12th...

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Jays beat Yankees, end 6-game losing skid

Derek Jeter's farewell tour. Family and friends in the stands. On the fringes of a playoff race. Marcus Stroman was making dream start, and it sure had a happy ending. Stroman pitched six gritty innings, Jose Bautista hit his eighth homer of the year...

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Blue Jays fall to Yankees for 2nd straight night

From the get-go, Jacoby Ellsbury and Derek Jeter showed Mark Buehrle that it would be another no-go against the New York Yankees. Ellsbury lined a leadoff double to the wall, Jeter followed with a hard single and the Yankees beat Buehrle for the 12th...

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Marcus Stroman, Blue Jays aim to stop bleeding

Having to overtake at least three teams over their final 10 games in order to earn a playoff spot, it's looking more and more likely that the New York Yankees are going to miss the post-season in consecutive years for the first time in over two decades....

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Blue Jays rotation likely to look familiar in 2015

The Toronto Blue Jays slim playoff hopes continued to fade following a sweep at the hands of the A.L. East champion Baltimore Orioles this week. With 11 games left to play, the Blue Jays sit six games out of the second wild card spot,...

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Yankees eke out win over Blue Jays on Adam Lind error

On the morning of June 7, the Toronto Blue Jays were 38-24 and led the American League East by six games. Since then they've sputtered to a 39-51 record and have little chance to end their two-decade-plus post-season drought. The faded Blue Jays tied...

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MLB suspends, fines Jays' Stroman for throwing at hitter

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman is appealing his six-game suspension that Major League Baseball imposed for throwing at the head of Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph. MLB penalized Stroman on Wednesday and also fined the 23-year-old...

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Blue Jays swept by Orioles as wild card hopes fade

The Baltimore Orioles had every right to experience a letdown just one night after clinching their first AL East title in 17 years. It would have made perfect sense, except that the players — and Steve Pearce, in particular — are simply having too much...

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Orioles defeat Blue Jays, win AL East title

Champagne was spraying all around him, and Dan Duquette couldn't help but laugh at the mayhem he helped create. The Orioles clinched their first AL East title since 1997 by beating Toronto 8-2 Tuesday night, and Duquette was right in the middle of a...

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Will Blue Jays rally to earn wild card berth?

Time is running out. The Blue Jays suffered an 8-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night. While the Orioles celebrated their first AL East division title in 17 years, the Blue Jays are at the mercy of a numbers game. This is how the AL wild...

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