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Here's the plan Blue Jays could use to replace Jeff Hoffman at closer | Sporting News Toronto might have to figure this out.

50 MINS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Ranking Blue Jays' realistic options to replace Jeff Hoffman as closer immediately It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays are getting less and less comfortable with the idea of Jeff Hoffman as their closer. Over the last four...

4 HOURS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Sosa has tiebreaking 2-run double, Varland snuffs out Angels rally as Blue Jays hold on for 4-2 win

Lenyn Sosa had a pinch-hit, two-run double during a three-run eighth inning, reliever Louis Varland bailed out struggling closer Jeff Hoffman by inducing a game-ending double-play...

13 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Nearly blows game for Toronto Hoffman hit two batters and allowed one run on two hits while striking out a batter during the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the Angels on Tuesday.

Impact Hoffman got the call to protect the Blue Jays' 4-1 lead in the ninth. He started the inning strongly by striking out Zach Neto, but Hoffman's night quickly turned for the worse. The latter yielded a single to Mike Trout before hitting the next two batters he faced. Blue Jays manager John Schneider saw enough after Hoffman gave up an RBI single to Yoan Moncada, with Schneider turning to Louis Varland to close things out, who did so successfully with just one pitch that resulted in a double play. Hoffman wasn't credited with the blown save, but the fact he was pulled from a high-leverage situation is not a good sign for his job security as Toronto's closer. He sits at a 7.59 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and 24:6 K:BB across 10.2 innings.

13 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Hoffman knows why he's been ineffective recently, Blue Jays hope he can solve the issue This is not the start to the season that Jeff Hoffman had envisioned, especially after an up-and-down 2025 season. He’s posted a 7.71 ERA ov...

1 DAY AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Fans three in third save Hoffman notched a save against the Angels on Monday, allowing one hit and striking out three batters over a scoreless inning of work.

Impact Hoffman entered with a three-run lead in the ninth inning and gave up a single to the first batter he faced. However, the right-hander proceeded to strike out the following three hitters to close out the contest. This was a much-needed performance for Hoffman after he picked up a loss and a blown save while yielding six runs over 1.2 innings across his previous two appearances. Manager John Schneider has expressed confidence in Hoffman as the team's closer, and at least for Monday, that confidence appeared justified.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cease strikes out 12 in 5 innings and Guerrero homers as the Blue Jays beat the Angels 5-2

Dylan Cease struck out 12 in five innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

Blue Jays manager hasn't lost any faith in Jeff Hoffman as Toronto's closer just yet This past Saturday, the Toronto Blue Jays were the unfortunate recipients of another meltdown from their closer Jeff Hoffman. With a single,...

2 DAYS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

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...

2 DAYS 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...

3 DAYS 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.

3 DAYS 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...

3 DAYS 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.

3 DAYS 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...

3 DAYS 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

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

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

5 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...

APRIL 15 • 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).

APRIL 15 • 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...

APRIL 15 • 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

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