Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays have named Brook Jacoby as the team’s new hitting coach. Jacoby, an 11-year major league player, spent last season as a minor league assistant hitting coordinator in the Texas Rangers’ organization after […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired prospect Devon Travis from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Anthony Gose. Travis spent the 2014 season with Double-A Erie, where he hit .298 with 20 doubles, seven triples, […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was one of 12 players who rejected a one-year qualifying offer from their team prior to Monday’s deadline. As expected, every player tendered a one-year, $15.3 million offer […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays claimed first baseman Justin Smoak off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Smoak was viewed as a potential cornerstone player when the Mariners acquired the ballyhooed prospect in the Cliff Lee […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Raptors have waived swingman Jordan Hamilton and guard Will Cherry. Hamilton was signed in August and averaged 9.5 points with 3.0 rebounds in six preseason games. He averaged 6.7 points and 3.2 rebounds in […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Raptors exercised the fourth- year team options on center Jonas Valanciunas and forward/guard Terrence Ross on Tuesday. The contracts for Valanciunas and Ross are now guaranteed through the 2015-16 season. Financial terms of the […]
The biggest offseason priority for general manager Masai Ujiri was re-signing Lowry. The sometimes challenging point guard agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract and the team would basically stay intact. “I’m happy to be back,” Lowry said. “Knowing from […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman was suspended six games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing at Baltimore Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph. MLB said Stroman was suspended “for […]
Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Following a 9-8 loss in 10 innings to the Red Sox, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that outfielder Melky Cabrera will undergo season-ending surgery on a hand injury. Cabrera departed Friday’s contest favoring his right hand […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Toronto Blue Jays reliever Chad Jenkins suffered a broken right hand during batting practice on Thursday and will miss the remainder of the season. The right-hander was hit by a ball while the Blue Jays […]