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Despite a plethora of injuries that have led to a lacklustre start in 2026, the Toronto Blue Jays are still right in the mix of a crowded American League wild card picture and appear to be in a spot where they could look to add to their roster to help with the playoff push later on in the summer.
We break down who ruled the past month and what will rock the weeks ahead.
TJ Rumfield hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies used a five-run eighth to rally past the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 on Monday night.
Cole Young hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Monday night for their season-high seventh straight victory.
Ketel Marte launched a two-run homer, Nolan Arenado and rookie Tommy Troy hit solo shots and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Jacob deGrom tossed five scoreless innings to earn his 100th career win and Ezequiel Duran had three hits as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Monday night.
Tristan Gray hit a grand slam in the fourth inning and the Minnesota Twins added four more runs in the fifth on the way to a 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
Dillon Dingler hit two of Detroit’s season-high five homers, Riley Greene was a triple shy of the cycle and the Tigers stopped a four-game skid by holding off the Tampa Bay Rays 10-9 on Monday night.
Lane Thomas hit a grand slam in the first inning and Luinder Avila pitched a career-high five innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Brice Turang ended an 0-for-21 slump by going 2 for 2 with a double and triple in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 16-2 blowout of the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.
Bruce Meyer, interim executive director and lead negotiator for MLBPA, believes -- after viewing what MLB proposed -- there's a clear sign of the distance between the two sides just six months before the current collective bargaining agreement expires.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone had just finished a successful road series but still felt a bit exasperated after New York took two of three games against the Athletics in the minor league stadium that torments pitchers and fielders alike.
Hall of Famer David Ortiz said Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is concerned about the direction of his last-place team.
The injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays have been hovering near the playoff cutline in the American League despite inconsistency and an underperforming offence.
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right hamstring strain.
Using an elite sinker-slider-changeup mix that has made him one of the best pitchers in baseball, Cristopher Sánchez had his way with just about every batter in a sensational scoreless May.
Toronto is two games behind last year’s pace in an injury-hit season that could go either way from this point on, Steve Phillips writes.
The AL West may have missed its chance to leave the Seattle Mariners behind.
Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Matthew Liberatore took a shutout into the sixth inning and Masyn Winn hit a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday night.
After their sixth straight win, a 3-2 walk-off victory against the Diamondbacks on Sunday, it has become clear the Mariners are finding their groove. Over their longest win streak of the season, Seattle has yielded just 12 runs.
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