The Toronto Blue Jays added former player, manager and broadcaster Buck Martinez to their new Hall of Excellence before Saturday’s game against the Seattle Mariners. Martinez spoke to media following the ceremony and reflected on his baseball journey within the organization and how big of an honour it is to be forever cemented in Blue Jays history.
Kevin McGonigle's walk-off single lifts Tigers past Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday.
As part of their 50th anniversary season, the Blue Jays unveiled their new Hall of Excellence to honour the franchise's greatest contributors. Former Jay Carlos Delgado spoke about his career in Toronto, chances at getting into the baseball hall of fame, playing with Roy Halliday, being managed by Buck Martinez and more.
The Blue Jays opened their new Hall of Excellence on Saturday ahead of an afternoon ceremony for 2026 inductee Buck Martinez at Rogers Centre. Toronto legend Joe Carter spoke about the honor of being a part of the hall, what being a Jay has meant, his playing and broadcast memories of Buck Martinez and more.
Tarik Skubal shed some tears, walking on a field that used to be his home turf as the team that traded him away paid tribute to the two-time Cy Young Award winner with a video montage before the first pitch.
Coby Mayo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand had two-out RBI singles in the 10th inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 4-3 on Friday night to pull within two games of Cleveland for the final AL wild card.
Logan Henderson gave up one hit over seven innings and Jake Bauers reached base five times and scored twice in his return to the lineup as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night.
Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win on Friday night to end the Guardians' winning streak at seven games.
Tarik Skubal threw six solid innings against his former team, Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and the Dodgers held on to beat the Tigers 2-1 on Friday night. Skubal allowed one run on four hits and struck out seven.
Cam Schlittler shut down his hometown team again, striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, Paul Goldschmidt homered, left fielder Cody Bellinger threw out the potential tying run at home plate to end the seventh inning and the Yankees edged the Red Sox 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series.
MLB.com's Blue Jays reporter Keegan Matheson joins SportsCentre to discuss how important the Jays' win against the Mariners was, and if he thinks Dylan Cease will win the AL Cy Young over Yankees' ace Cam Schlittler.
Dylan Cease struck out eight in six innings, George Springer was 4 for 4 with a home run, and the Blue Jays beat the Mariners 8-1 on Friday night. Springer, who scored three runs, singled in the first inning, doubled in the third, hit his 14th homer in the fifth and singled in the seventh.
Elly De La Cruz had three hits and drove in two runs, Tyler Stephenson had three hits and drove in a pair of runs and though the Reds nearly watched a 9-3 lead evaporate, they ultimately sealed the deal and beat the Cubs.
As they get set for their series against the Mariners the Blue Jays are still in the AL Wild Card hunt as they sit 3.5 games behind the Guardians for the third and final spot. Meanwhile, Seattle is only a half game behind Toronto in the Wild Card standings.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale joins Pat McAfee to reflect on his historic shutout versus the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dylan Cease is in the American League Cy Young conversation and for good reason. Liz Benn dives into his incredible numbers and how he attacks the zone in 'Breaking Down the Ace'.
Jackson Chourio went 4 for 5 with two homers, four RBI and four runs to help Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Thursday night.
Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.
Jac Caglianone had a homer among his career-best five hits and finished with a career-high six RBI, Noah Cameron pitched six strong innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Thursday night.
Christian Walker had three hits, including a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the sixth inning, and Jeremy Peña added a solo shot to power the Houston Astros to a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.
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