The Toronto Blue Jays had little left to play for in the final regular-season game, but Sunday afternoon became all about preserving a moment. At 42, Max Scherzer took the mound on just three days’ rest and kept pushing through the seventh despite reaching 104 pitches. He refused to leave the mound, setting up an […]
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Toronto Blue Jays veteran starter Max Scherzer turned back the clock with seven strikeouts in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds for his 225th career victory, but it wasn't enough to secure one of his contract bonuses.
The 2026 MLB regular season has come and gone, and the Toronto Blue Jays, the reigning winner of the AL pennant, will not be getting a chance to compete for a World Series title. On Sunday, they at least finished a disappointing 79-83 season with a 5-1 victory in front of their fans at Rogers […]
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Although they had already been eliminated from the playoffs, it was a busy day for the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans on Sunday's final day of the regular season. Not one, but two players who have been among the most memorable of the century in the major leagues may have left the field for the final time. And they each got a rousing send-off, four innings apart. First it was 37-year-old George Springer who was given a standing ovation by Toronto fans as he was removed from the game in ...
By Josh Erickson | at September 27, 2026 5:55 pm The Rangers have informed reigning fifth overall pick Alberts Smits that he’ll break camp, reports Mollie Walker of the New York Post. The 18-year-old defender is one of five 2026 draft picks still left on NHL rosters before tomorrow’s submission deadline, joining the Maple Leafs’ Gavin McKenna (#1 overall), the Sharks’ Ivar Stenberg (#2), the Jets’ Viggo Bjorck (#8), and the Ducks’ Nikita Klepov (#15). Smits was the second defender off the boar...
Have we seen the last of Mad Max on the mound? Max Scherzer struck out seven over seven-plus innings for his 225th career win and help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 in Sunday’s season finale. A two-time World Series champion and three-time Cy Young Award winner, Scherzer (4-9) boosted his career strikeout total to 3,557. That’s the ninth-highest mark in big league history — three behind former teammate Justin Verlander, who made the final start of his decorated career Satu...
After singling in the third inning and advancing to second base on a JJ Bleday fielding error, George Springer was removed from today’s game for pinch-runner Sean Keys. The move allowed the Toronto fans to give Springer a standing ovation in what may be the final game of both Springer’s Blue Jays tenure and his 13-year Major League career. The six-year, $150MM contract Springer signed with the Jays in January 2021 is now up, and the veteran will become a free agent for the second time in his c...
TORONTO – The first standing ovation came before first pitch as Max Scherzer took the field and Floor Seats by A$AP Ferg began to blare, the next bottom one when George Springer walked to the plate to the familiar Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott. More followed after Springer doubled to open the third, was run for, and made the long walk back to the dugout as 42,131 at Rogers Centre feted him; when Scherzer told manager John Schneider with two outs in the seventh that he wasn’t coming out of t...
The Cincinnati Reds season came to an end on Sunday evening in Toronto. Max Scherzer, is possibly the last start of his Hall of Fame career, allowed one run in seven plus innings and the early lead built up by the Blue Jays held up in a 5-1 win for the home team. Final R H E Cincinnati Reds (75-87) 1 7 0 Toronto Blue Jays (79-83) 5 5 0 W: Scherzer (4-9) L: Williamson (5-5) Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread Toronto would get a lead early after Brandon Williamson began the bottom of the 2nd inn...
After singling in the third inning and advancing to second base on a JJ Bleday fielding error, George Springer was removed from today’s game for pinch-runner Sean Keys. The move allowed the Toronto fans to give Springer a standing ovation in what may be the final game of both Springer’s Blue Jays tenure and his […]
Reds 1 Blue Jays 5 If I were Max Scherzer, that’s how I’d want to end my career. He threw seven innings, allowed six hits, one earned run, one walk, and seven strikeouts (which would finish him with 3,557 strikeouts, three fewer than Justin Verlander). Max threw 114 pitches. That’s just amazing, especially on short […]
Max Scherzer was in vintage form in what could be his final major league start. The future Hall of Famer allowed one run while striking out seven Cincinnati Reds batters and walking one as he pitched into the eighth inning on Sunday afternoon. Scherzer, 42, has said he will make a decision about his future later in the off-season. If this is the end, he would step away from the game as one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of baseball. Scherzer has two World Series championships, th...
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens have been linked to Kirill Marchenko. Do either team have enough to land the pending RFA?
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Today marks the final game of the 2026 season for the Cincinnati Reds who, with 86 losses already on their ledger, have clinched a last place finish in the National League Central division and have once again missed the playoffs. Surprisingly, it’ll be the final game of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays, too. […]
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Nick Blankenburg to a one-year contract, the team confirmed on Sunday. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed by the team, but Blankenburg reportedly signed a pact worth $1.4 million, according to PuckPedia. Blankenburg was originally signed to a professional tryout (PTO) after a breakout season split…
Today is the day – the last day of the regular season. And for both the Cincinnati Reds and the Toronto Blue Jays it’s the final day of their season as neither squad is heading to the playoffs. The two teams will square off this afternoon and try to end their season on a high note with the winner on Sunday picking up a series win to end 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 3:07pm ET. Starting Lineups Cincinnati Reds Toronto Blue Jays Carlos Jorge – CF George Springer – DH Elly De La Cruz – DH Br...
It seems that the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ decision to travel to Arizona instead of Muskoka for their annual team bonding trip this year carries a greater meaning than a simple change of scenery. Upon landing in the desert, the Maple Leafs paid a trip to visit Arizona State defenceman Matthew Mayich in the hospital. Mayich,…
There were no fireworks, no on-field celebrations. There were not cases of Miller High Life, warmed and shaken, waiting for them in the locker room with snorkels and goggles. Saturday afternoon’s loss to the Toronto Blue Jays was the 86th such result for the Cincinnati Reds during this miserable 2026 season, and this was no […]
Now that Kawhi Leonard is officially a Toronto Raptor, it’s time to safely look ahead to the 2026-27 season. While the seven-time All-Star is entering his 15th season at 35-years-old, there’s reason to believe that Leonard could produce his greatest year as a professional. Here are three predictions that suggest the best is yet to […]