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Canadian Edouard Julien hits two homers to lift Twins over White Sox

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The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins’ five solo home runs.

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‘Entire day was handled poorly’: Blue Jays lose to rain, Royals in series finale

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It’s hard to find much fault with how the Blue Jays played in a rain-shortened 2-1 loss to the Royals Thursday, but it counts the same in the standings nonetheless.

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A’s place second baseman Zack Gelof on injured list with left oblique strain

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akland Athletics second baseman Zack Gelof was put on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a strained left oblique.

Thursday, Apr 25

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Yamamoto makes insane catch off 105 m.p.h. comebacker

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Watch as Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto makes a potentially life-saving grab, catching a comebacker that went straight to his face against the Nationals.

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Blue Jays-Royals game enters rain delay after umpires debate bringing out tarp

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Thursday’s afternoon game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals has entered a rain delay.

Canadian Julien cranks 6th and 7th homers in back-to-back innings

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Check this out, as Twins’ 2nd baseman and Canadian Eduoard Julien goes deep in back to back innings and now has 7 on the season.

Bryce Harper goes yard in first game back after birth of his daughter

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Check this out, as Phillies slugger Bryce Harper always seems to have a flare for the big moments, slugging this home run in his first game back after the birth of his daughter, which is his 3rd child.

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Springer charges in to make inning-ending diving grab

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Watch as Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer goes on a full sprint before making a diving catch to end the first against the Royals.

Blue Jays’ Barger reflects on his whirlwind major league debut

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Arden Zwelling is joined with Toronto Blue Jays’ Addison Barger to chat about his wild day of MLB debut, including playing in the leftfield for the first time, and the big growth at the plate in the minor league.

Mariners put leadoff-hitting SS J.P. Crawford on 10-day IL with oblique strain

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Leadoff-hitting shortstop J.P. Crawford was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday because of a right oblique strain.

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Blue Jays on Sportsnet: Toronto vs. Kansas City

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The Toronto Blue Jays send ace Jose Berrios to the mound Thursday afternoon in the series finale against the host Kansas City Royals. Check out all the action on Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ and our MLB live tracker.

Prospect of Interest: What does Addison Barger bring to the Blue Jays?

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After being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft, Addison Barger’s major-league dream finally came true on Wednesday night. Here’s a closer look at what he can bring at the major-league level.

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Blue Jays place Bowden Francis on IL, recall Brendon Little from triple-A

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After pitching two inning in the Toronto Blue Jays’ loss Wednesday night, right-hander Bowden Francis has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to right forearm extensor tendinitis.

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Daulton Varsho pushes Blue Jays toward elite team defence

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When MLB teams are said to be built around pitching and defence the second part of that description tends to overshadow the first. Nick Ashbourne writes about why the second part is so essential for the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Gunnar keeps raking and Orioles keep winning

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A trip around the majors sees Michael Harris II play extra innings hero in another Braves win over Marlins, Gunnar Henderson goes yard again to lead the Orioles to another victory, and much more.

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At the Letters: Blue Jays still searching for offence

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On this week’s episode, Arden Zwelling and Ben Nicholson-Smith discuss a costly mistake by Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the possibility of lineup changes and the state of the team’s pitching.

06

Rangers star Corey Seager hit by pitch, leaves game because of shin contusion

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Texas shortstop Corey Seager left the Rangers’ game against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night following the seventh inning because of a left shin contusion after being hit by a pitch in the inning.

05

MLB Roundup: Gunnar Henderson leads Orioles to win over Angels

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Gunnar Henderson continued his hot streak at the plate with three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 despite Mike Trout becoming the first player in the majors to reach 10 home runs this…

Blue Jays lose as Barger experiences several big-league firsts in debut

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By the time the day ended, Barger would experience many big-league firsts at Kauffman Stadium as the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to the Royals.

04

Max Scherzer makes return from off-season back injury, gives up three runs in rehab start

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Max Scherzer gave up three runs and five hits pitching into the third inning of a rehab start for the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A team on Wednesday night. It was the three-time Cy Young Award winner’s first game action since back surgery in…

Royals’ Alec Marsh hit in throwing shoulder, leaves in 5th vs. Blue Jays

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Kansas City Royals right-hander Alec Marsh was hit in his throwing shoulder by a line drive, forcing him to leave in the fifth inning against Toronto on Wednesday night.

Blue Jays’ Addison Barger has eventful start to first MLB game

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Making his big league debut against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, and playing left field for the first time in his career, the 24-year-old’s first introduction to the Blue Jays fanbase probably wasn’t the one he was hoping for.

02

Judge hits 261st home run as Yankee to pass Jeter

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Watch as New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits the 261st home run of his MLB career to move past Derek Jeter and secure 9th place on the franchise’s all-time home run list.

Shohei Ohtani’s hard-hit blast adds to torrid start in first season with Dodgers

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Shohei Ohtani’s 450-foot home run on Tuesday night at Nationals Park was the hardest hit of his career.

Blue Jays lose to Royals in eventful debut for Barger

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The Blue Jays will look to continue their strong pitching efforts when they face the Kansas City Royals in the third game of their series on Wednesday. Check out all the action on Sportsnet, Sportsnet+ and our MLB live tracker.

Blue Jays’ Manoah struggles badly in fourth rehab start

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Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah took a step back in his bid to return to the major leagues on Wednesday.

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Pirates are sticking to the plan with Paul Skenes, even as pitching prospect dominates in minors

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Paul Skenes is looking every bit the ace the Pittsburgh Pirates thought they were getting when they selected the hard-throwing right-hander with the first overall pick in last year’s draft.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Red Sox place RHP Brayan Bello on injured list due to back tightness

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Boston’s pitching staff took another big hit Wednesday as the Red Sox placed starter Brayan Bello on the injury list with upper back tightness.

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Orioles’ competitive window wide open, but will get very costly soon

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MLB analyst Jayson Stark joins Blair and Barker to compare this young exciting and talented Orioles team with the Astros rebuild team, why he believes the O’s have a longer runway for success, but will have to pay up a ton real soon.

Could Astros become sellers if they don’t put it together soon?

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The Athletic’s Jayson Stark joins Blair and Barker to discuss the crazy notion of whether the hugely underachieving Houston Astros could actually sell a bit if they can’t put it together ahead of this year’s MLB Trade Deadline?