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The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Yankees 11-5 Monday night to drop New York 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota for home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.

Toronto Blue Jays closer Ken Giles will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a right elbow injury that forced him to miss almost all of the 2020 season.

The Toronto Blue Jays finally stopped the bleeding Sunday with a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

There may finally be some light at the end of the injury tunnel for the struggling Blue Jays as pitching coach Paul Walker says Matt Shoemaker, Nate Pearson and Canadian-born Jordan Romano, all sidelined with various injuries, are close to rejoining the lineup.

The Toronto Blue Jays losing streak reached six games Saturday with a 3-1 decision to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire announced his immediate retirement barely over an hour before Saturday night’s game against Cleveland, saying he’s been “stressed out” and not feeling well.

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season. “I tried as hard as I could to come back and play this season,” the 37-year-old said. “Unfortunately, my body just didn’t co-operate.”

After Albert Pujols needed nearly five weeks to tie Willie Mays for fifth place on the career home run list, it took only five days for the Angels slugger to pass him. He hit No. 661 in the fifth inning Friday against Texas, then connected again in his next at-bat.

Zach Eflin struck out nine in a four-hitter, Bryce Harper hit another homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday.

The Yankees tied a major league record with five home runs in an inning and hit six overall in a 10-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night that extended their winning streak to eight.

Kyle Higashioka hit a career-high three home runs, DJ LeMahieu connected twice and the New York Yankees hit a season-best seven homers in another Bronx air show, thumping the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Wednesday night.

Major League Baseball’s 2021 spring training will start on Feb. 27, leading into the regular season’s start on April 1.

The New York Yankees rocketed past the Toronto Blue Jays into second place in the AL East with a 20-6 blowout Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to six.

The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944.

The World Series will be played entirely at the Texas Rangers’ new ballpark in Arlington, Texas, as part of a bubble agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, the first time the sport’s championship will be played entirely at one site since 1944.