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A struggling Jeff Hoffman is the least of the Blue Jays' concerns Having your closer give up a go-ahead grand slam in late innings is a bad look. But the fact that Jeff Hoffman was in that position in the f...

9 MINS AGO • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

John Schneider on Jeff Hoffman: 'Some people won't want to hear this…' John Schneider watched what unfolded with Jeff Hoffman against the Diamondbacks, where he took over but the team still lost, and the manager...

6 HOURS AGO • BOLAVIP.COM

Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman reaches new low point, leaves Toronto begging for change | Sporting News It wasn't supposed to get worse, but it did.

16 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Key takeaways: D-backs 6, Blue Jays 2 PHOENIX -- Every time it feels like the Blue Jays have an opening to break through and change the energy around this brutal start to the 202...

16 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Serves up grand slam in second loss Hoffman (1-2) took the loss Saturday against the Diamondbacks, allowing four runs three hits and one walk in the eighth inning. He struck out two.

Impact Summoned to keep the game tied at 2-2 in the eighth frame, Hoffman proceeded to allow three consecutive baserunners and a subsequent grand slam to Corbin Carroll before recording the next three outs. The right-hander's grip on Toronto's closer role continues to loosen, as he's produced a 7.71 ERA and 2.04 WHIP and converted just two of his five save opportunities through 9.1 innings. Tyler Rogers and Louis Varland appear to be the next men up in the bullpen should the Blue Jays consider other alternatives.

16 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Corbin in the clutch! Carroll belts 4th career slam to lift D-backs to series win PHOENIX -- Corbin Carroll's eighth-inning, go-ahead grand slam off Jeff Hoffman led the Diamondbacks past the Blue Jays, 6-2, on Saturday ni...

16 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Corbin Carroll hits grand slam in 8th in the Diamondbacks' 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays

Corbin Carroll hit a grand slam to break an eighth-inning tie and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory

16 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Blue Jays' Jeff Hoffman has been historically bad, and this one stat proves it | Sporting News Unfortunate history.

2 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Another Jeff Hoffman meltdown forcing Blue Jays fans into the Louis Varland conversation "Louis Varland should be the closer of the Toronto Blue Jays, not Jeff Hoffman," says the internet. After the results of Tuesday's game (Apr...

4 DAYS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blows another save chance Hoffman blew his save opportunity during the Blue Jays' 9-7 extra-inning win over the Brewers on Tuesday, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one batte...

Impact The Blue Jays' bats rallied with three runs at the top of the ninth inning, prompting manager John Schneider to bring out Hoffman to protect a 6-4 lead. However, Hoffman lacked command during Tuesday's outing, recording just 14 strikes on 32 pitches (43.8 percent), and the two runs he yielded tied things up at 6-6. He was pulled after loading the bases, but luckily for Hoffman, he did not take the loss after Louis Varland struck out Joey Ortiz in three pitches. Hoffman has struck out 18 batters across 8.1 innings this season but has blown three of five save opportunities, and his grip on Toronto's closer job might be loosening. If he can't turn things around, then Schneider may turn closing duties over to candidates like Varland, Tyler Rogers and, when he returns from the 15-day injured list, Yimi Garcia (elbow).

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Blue Jays batter Brewers' bullpen to win 9-7 in 10 innings as Milwaukee drops 6th straight

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat Milwaukee 9-7 on Tuesday night and handed the Brewers their sixth consecutive l...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Davis Schneider scores winning run as Blue Jays end 6-game skid with 4-3 win over Dodgers

Davis Schneider scored the tiebreaking run on a throwing error by catcher Will Smith in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3,...

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Notches second save Hoffman earned the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact The Dodgers got the tying and go-ahead runs on base against Hoffman with one out in the ninth. However, the right-hander bounced back to strike out Freddie Freeman before coaxing a game-ending flyout off the bat of Max Muncy to log his second save in three chances this year. Hoffman has appeared in seven games overall this season, allowing two runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out 15 over 6.2 innings.

APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE

Yamamoto works 6 innings, Ohtani extends on-base streak to 42 games as Dodgers beat Blue Jays 4-1

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run in six-plus innings, Shohei Ohtani extended his career-best on-base streak to 42 games and the Los Angeles Dodgers pushed their winning streak to...

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Peters' single caps 2-run 10th as White Sox beat Blue Jays 5-4 in home opener

Tristan Peters capped a two-run 10th inning with an RBI single and the Chicago White Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in a wild home opener

APRIL 3 • Associated Press

Blows save, takes loss in extras Hoffman (1-1) blew a save and took the loss against the White Sox on Friday, allowing two unearned runs on two hits and no walks with one strikeout while recording two outs in the...

Impact Hoffman entered the 10th inning with a 4-3 lead and recorded two outs before things unraveled. Tyler Heineman, who came in at catcher mid-inning to replace Alejandro Kirk (thumb), made an errant throw on a bunt single by Derek Hill that allowed the tying run to score. Hill then came around to score on a walkoff single by Tristan Peters. While Hoffman has allowed only one earned run and posted an 11:0 K:BB through his first five appearances this year, he's converted just one of three save chances after a tumultuous 2025 that ended with a blown save in Game 7 of the World Series.

APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE

Jeff Hoffman seals the win for the Blue Jays | 03/31/2026 Jeff Hoffman seals the win for the Blue Jays over the Rockies, 5-1

APRIL 1 • MLB.COM

Max Scherzer pitches six innings to win first start of season as Blue Jays beat Rockies 5-1

Max Scherzer gave up four hits in six solid innings to win his first start of the season, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base four times, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Colorado...

APRIL 1 • Associated Press

Secures first save Hoffman earned the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Hoffman was called upon to protect a three-run lead in the ninth and threw nine of 10 pitches for strikes to slam the door. It was a nice rebound after the 33-year-old blew his first save chance Friday, and he's racked up six punchouts through two appearances this season.

MARCH 29 • ROTOWIRE

Jeff Hoffman makes the final out | 03/29/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

MARCH 29 • MLB.COM

Springer, Okamoto and Sánchez homer, Blue Jays beat Athletics 5-2 to complete three-game sweep

George Springer hit the 64th leadoff home run of his career, Kazuma Okamoto went deep for the first time in the majors and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 5-2 to complete...

MARCH 29 • Associated Press

Jeff Hoffman's hold on the closer's role could be in jeopardy early in the season It wasn't the start Jeff Hoffman was looking for in 2026. Sure, he technically picked up the win in Toronto's 3-2 victory over the West Sacr...

MARCH 28 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Blows Opening Day save chance Hoffman (1-0) blew the save but came away with the win in Friday's game against the Athletics. He allowed one run on one hit while striking out four across one inning.

Impact Hoffamn was deployed in the ninth inning to preserve the Blue Jays' 2-1 lead. He struck out the first batter he faced before yielding a solo home run to Shea Langeliers. Hoffman struck out each of the next three batters faced (one reached base on a wild pitch), and he ended up coming away with the win after Andres Gimenez drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the frame. It wasn't the start to the season that Hoffman was hoping for, given that he blew the save opportunity in Game 7 of the World Series against the Dodgers in November. He's still considered the Blue Jays' top closer, but guys like Yimi Garcia (elbow) and Louis Varland could get their fair share of save opportunities if Hoffman shows signs of struggle this season.

MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE

Giménez has winning hit in ninth as Blue Jays beat Athletics 3-2

Andrés Giménez drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Athletics 3-2

MARCH 28 • Associated Press

Blue Jays end offseason with same burning Jeff Hoffman question they started it with It looks like Jeff Hoffman will be the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2026. For some folks that sentence will invoke various reactions,...

MARCH 18 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

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