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  • Rasmussen throws five shutout innings as Rays shade Blue Jays 1-0 in pre-season play

    3 days ago - By TORONTO STAR


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  • In penultimate spring start, Blue Jays' Manoah finds regular-season emotion

    In penultimate spring start, Blue Jays' Manoah finds regular-season emotion

    3 days ago - By Sportsnet

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Fifth inning Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. A spring training game played in a big-league ballpark. Decent enough crowd. Even a cowbell or two. Nowhere near a regular season atmosphere. But about as close as it can get in the middle of March.
    Alek Manoah had been humming right along, allowing a run over four innings on four hits, a walk, and, naturally, a hit batter. But after Daniel Robertson led off the fifth with a single and gave way to pinch-runner Vidal Brujan, who swiped second and advanced to third on a fly ball, the Toronto Blue Jays right-hander was...
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  • Rays' Rasmussen throws five shutout innings in win over Blue Jays

    Rays' Rasmussen throws five shutout innings in win over Blue Jays

    3 days ago - By Sportsnet

    Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen threw five shutout innings to help the Rays to a 1-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Grapefruit League play on Sunday.
    Four other pitchers combined on the three-hit shutout.
    Harold Ramirez drove in the lone run in the third inning for Tampa Bay (13-9).
    He singled off Toronto starter Alek Manoah to bring home Yandy Diaz.
    Manoah allowed five hits and had four strikeouts over six innings.
    George Springer, Brandon Belt and Cavan Biggio had hits for Toronto (13-11).
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  • Blue Jays' White ready to throw in game environment

    3 days ago - By Sportsnet

    Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Mitch White is scheduled to pitch in a game environment this week after entering camp with a right shoulder impingement, the team said Sunday.
    White could pitch in a simulated game or a spring-training outing.
    White was expected to battle Yusei Kikuchi for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation at spring training, but the injury prevented has prevented that competition from happening.
    The Blue Jays could use White in a long relief role as he has alternated between the starting rotation and bullpen during his major-league career.
    Acquired in a trade deadline...
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