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Royals trade Whit Merrifield to Blue Jays for pair of players

CHICAGO — By all accounts, Whit Merrifield wanted badly to be part of the Kansas City Royals’ next contending team. Instead, he’s the latest veteran traded away to make way for the new core of young players the Royals hope to build their next contender around.

Tribune News Service · Aug 3, 2022

Four games, 59 runs conceded: the Red Sox are in an impressive historic slump

Boston recently put together the worst three-game stretch in modern MLB history. Is it a sign of a franchise that has stopped prioritizing winning?

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2022

Paul Sullivan: Ranking all 30 MLB teams heading into the All-Star break

Outside of the regression of the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays and the rise of the Baltimore Orioles, the 2022 season hasn’t seen too many huge surprises.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2022

Daughter of Blue Jays 1B coach died in Va. tubing accident

Authorities in Virginia say the 17-year-old daughter of Toronto Blue Jays first base coach Mark Budzinski died in a tubing accident in Richmond over the weekend

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

White Sox can’t pull off sweep of Blue Jays — and Tony La Russa keeps tuning out the noise

CHICAGO — With runners on second and third and two outs in the top of the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s marathon on the South Side, the few thousand fans remaining began shouting unsolicited advice to Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 22, 2022

Orioles erase 5-run deficit behind Ryan Mountcastle’s two homers before falling to Blue Jays, 7-6, in 10 innings

TORONTO — The idea of a moral victory in baseball offers little solace to the losing ballclub, but there’s still something to take out of the Orioles’ loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Baltimore had faced a five-run deficit and came back to tie the game, the…

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox’s 3-game sweep at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, including missed chances on offense

José Abreu led off the seventh inning with a single Thursday, extending his hitting streak to 11 games.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 3, 2022

Fade the White Sox in the American League Central before they’re no longer division favorites

If you were waiting to bet on the Twins or Guardians to win the division, this might be your best chance.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 1, 2022

Legendary Blue Jays fan ‘Home Plate Lady’ didn’t flinch again at a foul ball and MLB fans loved it

'Home Plate Lady' is the best.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 1, 2022

Shohei Ohtani struggles on the mound in Angels’ loss to Blue Jays

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sought out Shohei Ohtani last year during the first day of All-Star game festivities and pantomimed holding a camera. The Toronto Blue Jays slugger wanted a shot with the Angels’ two-way phenom.

Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022