Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) on X (original) (raw)

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  No one in the Blue Jays clubhouse could remember ever seeing a ball get lodged underneath the wall like Addison Barger’s did. And you can see why:
  
  
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  Cavan Biggio on his decision to take a knee during the national anthem prior to tonight's Blue Jays game
  
  
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  "I get emotional thinking about what these guys are going through right now. I was fortunate to play here. I know how special Toronto is. There’s nothing like it."
  
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  The Blue Jays plane landed in Toronto around 7:00am et Thursday An hour later, John Schneider was at Rogers Centre awaiting his family's arrival on a separate flight & decided to hop in the cold tub: "A little cold plunge to kind of get you going a little bit. It didn't work."
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  Preparations underway for Blue Jays opening day at Rogers Centre. New 1080p HD scoreboard is over 8,000 sq. ft. New LED lights throughout the building as well.
  
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  Mason Fluharty on his thought process in Sunday's 9th: "No thinking, no thinking. Just go out there and do it. I was super excited, super pumped. I honestly blacked out. I have no idea what happened out there. I just trusted my pitches, attacked guys. That’s all you can do."
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  From a team's No. 6-9 hitters in postseason... AVG 1. TOR — .298 2. LAD — .261 3. NYY — .232 OPS 1. TOR — .801 2. LAD — .724 3. PHI — .673 XBH 1. TOR — 15 2. LAD — 11 3. SEA — 10 RBI 1. TOR — 25 2. LAD — 15 2. SEA — 15
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  Trey Yesavage opened his Sunday press conference ahead of his Game 2 ALCS start with the following message:
  
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  If the Blue Jays lose today, their season's over. If the Blue Jays win, they need one of the following to force a tiebreaker on Monday: 🔘 Red Sox lose 🔘 Yankees lose There are 16 possible outcomes today. If you're a Blue Jays fan, you can focus on the top eight:
  
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  Blue Jays IF/OF Whit Merrifield says he is vaccinated: “I’ll be in Toronto with the team on Thursday.”
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  22.4% of runs scored this postseason have been by the Blue Jays
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  Most runs scored in a single postseason 2002 Angels — 101 2020 Dodgers — 101 2025 Blue Jays — 100 Most hits in a single postseason 2002 Angels — 181 2025 Blue Jays — 168
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  An apologetic Yusei Kikuchi said there was obviously no intent behind his collision with Tyler Soderstrom Kikuchi said he forgot the absence of a dugout railing in Oakland and was embarrassed by the incident: “After, I just wanted to create a little hole and hide inside it.”
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  ALDS Game 2 facts 🔘 Blue Jays have more homers (8) than strikeouts (7) in series 🔘 Yesavage's 58% whiff rate is highest of any pitcher in any postseason outing since '08 (min 10 BF) 🔘 Guerrero Jr. has seen 37 pitches in series and chased only two — his two singles in Game 1