AUGUST 31 • THESTAR.COM
JEFF HOFFMAN #23 - PITCHER - TORONTO BLUE JAYS
9-7 W-L •
1.19 WHIP •
4.37Â ERAÂ
9-7 W-L
1.19 WHIP
4.37 ERA
Jeff Hoffman's job as Toronto Blue Jays closer safe — for now — despite struggles TORONTO - Jeff Hoffman stood on the mound at Rogers Centre, shaking his head as Christian Yelich rounded the bases.
Hurt by long ball again Hoffman (8-6) took the loss Saturday, coughing up three runs on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning as the Blue Jays were downed 4-1 by the Brewers.
Impact Called in for the top of the ninth inning in a 1-1 tie, Hoffman instead served up back-to-back homers to Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich before Isaac Collins added an RBI double. The long ball remains Hoffman's bugaboo this season -- he's been taken deep 14 times in 56.1 innings, leaving him with a 5.11 ERA, and he's given up two homers twice in his last three appearances.
AUGUST 30 • ROTOWIRE
Jeff Hoffman gives up back-to-back homers as Blue Jays stunned by Brewers In a game decided by the bullpen, Toronto's most glaring deficiency failed to deliver yet again as the Jays face a rare home series sweep.
AUGUST 30 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Chourio and Yelich hit back-to-back HRs off Hoffman in the ninth as the Brewers beat the Blue Jays
Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1AUGUST 30 • Associated Press
Blue Jays use big 8th inning to rally on Twins as Jeff Hoffman rebounds to earn save It was Eric Lauer's poorest outing as the lefty gave up four home runs in 4.2 innings before he was bailed out by the Jays in a 9-8 win.
AUGUST 30 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Blue Jays trade target's disastrous August proves he'd be as bad as Jeff Hoffman When the New York Mets traded three prospects for Ryan Helsley it was with the hope that he would be able to solidify the back end of their...
AUGUST 29 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM
Blue Jays bullpen implodes as closer Jeff Hoffman booed off the field in ugly loss to Twins The sellout throng of 42,235 witnessed a car crash of a collapse by the Blue Jays bullpen.
AUGUST 28 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Gregor Chisholm: Jeff Hoffman isn't the only one who has to turn things around. Most of the Blue Jays bullpen has been shaky in August Jays relievers have walked 14.3 per cent of hitters in August, the highest single-month walk rate by any big-league bullpen since 2016.
AUGUST 28 • THESTAR.COM
Blue Jays use big 8th inning to rally on Twins as Jeff Hoffman rebounds to earn save It was Eric Lauer's poorest outing as the lefty gave up four home runs in 4.2 innings before he was bailed out by the Jays in a 9-8 win.
AUGUST 28 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Blue Jays use big eighth inning to rally on Twins as Jeff Hoffman rebounds to earn save It was Eric Lauer's poorest outing as the lefty gave up four home runs in 4.2 innings before he was bailed out by the Jays in a 9-8 win.
AUGUST 28 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Rebounds for 29th save Hoffman earned the save in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Twins, allowing a hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
Impact The Twins made things dicey in the ninth inning after Luke Keaschall doubled with two outs. However, Hoffman coaxed a groundout off the bat of Brooks Lee to preserve the one-run victory, picking up his 29th save this year. It was a much-needed bounce-back effort from the right-hander -- Hoffman had blown his previous two save opportunities and gave up four runs on a pair of homers in his last appearance Tuesday. Overall, the 32-year-old Hoffman sports a 4.69 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and 75:19 K:BB across 55.2 innings this season.
AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE
Rebounds for 29th save Hoffman earned the save in Wednesday's 9-8 win over the Twins, allowing a hit while striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
Impact The Twins threatened in the ninth inning when Luke Keaschall doubled with two outs. However, Hoffman coaxed a groundout off the bat of Brooks Lee to preserve the one-run victory, picking up his 29th save this year. It was a much-needed bounce-back effort from the right-hander -- Hoffman had blown his previous two save opportunities and gave up four runs on a pair of homers in his last appearance Tuesday. Overall, the 32-year-old Hoffman sports a 4.69 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and 75:19 K:BB across 55.2 innings this season.
AUGUST 28 • ROTOWIRE
Barger's big moment turns Blue Jays' night around TORONTO -- With one of the biggest, loudest innings of baseball we’ve seen this season in Toronto, the Blue Jays put all of their devils to...
AUGUST 28 • MLB.COM
Addison Barger hits go-ahead double in 8th as Blue Jays rally to beat Twins 9-8
Addison Barger had a two-run double in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-8 on Wednesday nightAUGUST 28 • Associated Press
Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt Offers His Own Thoughts After Jeff Hoffman's Brutal Performance The Toronto Blue Jays starter acknowledged that the closer's numbers "aren't where they need to be" after his latest implosion.
AUGUST 27 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Blue Jays vs. Twins: Jeff Hoffman's clunker wipes out George Springer's dingers Hoffman has allowed 12 home runs this season, the third-most of any big-league reliever.
AUGUST 27 • THESTAR.COM
Blows save, takes loss Hoffman (8-5) yielded four runs on three hits and a walk while taking a loss against the Twins on Tuesday. He recorded two outs and was charged with a blown save.
Impact Hoffman served up a leadoff homer to Mickey Gasper to immediately blow the save opportunity. Matt Wallner then ripped with a three-run shot to put the game out of reach. It was the first time that Hoffman gave up more than one run in an outing since coughing up three runs against the Athletics on July 11. Since then, he had posted a 1.84 ERA over 15 appearances. Hoffman has blown three of his last five save chances and has converted 28 of his 35 chances this season. His ERA jumped to 4.77 through 54.2 innings after Tuesday's rough outing. If his struggles continue, Brendon Little or Yariel Rodriguez could be in line to see some ninth-inning work.
AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE
Blows save, takes loss Hoffman (8-5) yielded four runs on three hits and a walk while taking a loss against the Twins on Tuesday. He recorded two outs and was charged with a blown save.
Impact Hoffman served up a leadoff homer to Mickey Gasper to immediately blow the save opportunity. Matt Wallner then ripped with a three-run shot to put the game out of reach. It's the first time Hoffman has given up more than one run in an outing since he coughed up three runs against the Athletics on July 11. Since then, he had posted a 1.84 ERA over 15 appearances. Hoffman has blown three of his last five save chances and has converted 28 of his 35 chances this season. His ERA jumped to 4.77 through 54.2 innings after Tuesday's rough outing. If his struggles continue, Brendon Little or Yariel Rodriguez could be in line to see some ninth-inning work.
AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jays bullpen implodes as closer Jeff Hoffman booed off the field in ugly loss to Twins The sellout throng of 42,235 witnessed a car crash of a collapse by the Blue Jays bullpen.
AUGUST 27 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Gasper hits tying homer in 9th, Wallner adds winning blast as Twins rally to beat Blue Jays 7-5
Mickey Gasper hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning, Matt Wallner added a go-ahead homer and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5AUGUST 27 • Associated Press
Blows sixth save Hoffman was charged with his sixth blown save of the season Saturday, giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth as the Blue Jays downed the Marlins 7-6 in 12 innings....
Impact Called upon to protect a 4-3 lead, Hoffman issued a leadoff walk to Eric Wagaman, setting Javier Sanoja up to tie the game with a one-out single. It's the first run Hoffman has allowed in August, but he's blown two of five save chances on the month despite a 1.04 ERA in 8.2 innings thanks to a 12:7 K:BB. He remains two saves shy of his first career 30-save campaign.
AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE
Blows sixth save Hoffman was charged with his sixth blown save of the season Saturday, giving up one run on one hit and one walk in the ninth as the Blue Jays downed the Marlins 7-6 in 12 innings....
Impact Called upon to protect a 4-3 lead, Hoffman issued a leadoff walk to Eric Wagaman, setting Javier Sanoja up to tie the game with a one-out single. It's the first run Hoffman has allowed in August, but he's blown two of five save chances on the month despite a 1.04 ERA in 8.2 innings thanks to a 12:7 K:BB. He remains two saves shy of his first career 30-save campaign.
AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE
Bichette hits winning RBI single as Blue Jays hold off Marlins 7-6 in 12 innings
Bo Bichette singled in automatic runner George Springer in the 12th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 7-6 win over the Miami MarlinsAUGUST 24 • Associated Press
Listen: Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman talks about his meltdown in L.A. and the potential post-season, plus we speak to reliever Seranthony Dominguez and infielder Ty France Closer Jeff Hoffman melted down in embarrassing fashion in Los Angeles on August 10, causing panic among the fans and calls to put him in a...
AUGUST 23 • THESTAR.COM
Secures 28th save Hoffman earned the save in Friday's 5-2 win over the Marlins, allowing one walk without recording a strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
Impact Hoffman was called upon to protect a three-run lead in the ninth and worked around a two-out walk to slam the door. Aside from an ugly blown save Aug. 10 in which he issued five walks, the 32-year-old has now strung together nine straight scoreless outings. On the year, he's 28-for-33 in save chances with a 4.08 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 73:17 K:BB across 53 innings.
AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE
