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Russell Martin turns 39 today. Martin was a 17th round draft choice by the Dodgers in 2002. He made it to the major in 2006. By 2014 he had played for three different MLB teams and had made the...

After spending 14 seasons in the majors, pitcher Francisco Liriano officially announced his retirement from professional baseball Monday, putting a wrap on his lengthy career in Major League Baseball.

Today, twelve years ago (really? Considering the last two years have seemed like 5, it still doesn’t seem like this happened that long ago), Alex Anthopoulos traded Roy Halladay to the Phillies for...

And J.A. Happ and Rajai Davis

Five Years Ago Today Jays beat the Red Sox to earn the home field for the 2016 AL Wild Card game (and you remember how that one ended). The Jays won 2-1. Aaron Sanchez threw 7 innings, allowing...

Could the Royals bring in Albert Pujols? Share this story Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This week, the Los Angeles Angels designated slugger Albert Pujols for assignment, and he will most assuredly clear waivers and become a free agent soon. The three-time MVP will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and he currently has 3,253 career hits, 667 home runs, and the third-most RBI ever with 2,112. However, at 41 years old, Pujols does not want to retire and feels he still h...

Top 60 All-Time Jays: #1 Roy Halladay Share this story Harry Leroy Halladay | SP | 1998-2009 Finally finished pushing this particular rock up to the top of the hill. I’ll likely do a few ‘just missed outs’. Like I said yesterday, Stieb and Halladay really should be tied at the top of the list. Roy Halladay was born May 14, 1977, in Denver, Colorado. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 1995 amateur draft by the Blue Jays out of Arvada West High School, where he played baseball and b...

Top 60 All-Time Jays: #3 Jose Bautista Share this story Jose Antonio Bautista | RF, 3B | 2008-2017 Jose Bautista was born on October 19, 1980, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He was the Pirates 20th round draft pick in the 2000 draft. Jose played college ball in the states, making him eligible for the draft. The Orioles took Jose in the Rule 5 draft before the 2004 season. He played a handful of games with them, and then the Rays claimed him off waivers. From there he went to the Roy...

Article content Before the Maple Leafs determined they wanted to take a run at Joe Thornton, they came up with a plan of how they thought they could best utilize the future Hall of Fame player. GM Kyle Dubas and his handpicked coach, Sheldon Keefe, met numerous times before determining they would try Thornton on the wing, on a line with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, in something of a limited way. They would sell him on that premise and first power-play time time when looking to sign Thornto...

Blue Jays Confidential: Spring training preview edition Shi Davidi discusses the Toronto Blue Jays spending at least the first month of the MLB season in Dunedin. | February 18, 2021, 10:19 AM February 18, 2021, 10:19 AM As the 2021 season unfolds, Blue Jays Confidential will ask a panel of Sportsnet Blue Jays insiders to weigh in on issues big and small with the team, and around Major League Baseball. 1. Who’s one Blue Jays player or prospect you consider a breakout candidate this spring? ...