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Blue Jays host the Angels, aim to continue home win streak

The Toronto Blue Jays, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Los Angeles Angels

1 HOUR AGO • Associated Press

Cease strikes out 10 and Blue Jays stop 4-game losing streak with 2-0 win over Angels

Dylan Cease struck out 10, reaching double digits for the third time in eight starts this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays stopped a four-game losing streak by beating the Angels...

7 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's RBI single | 05/08/2026 Kazuma Okamoto hits an RBI single to center field, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning

8 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

MLB's rookie class is making an impressive impact in early season games

Major League Baseball's rookie class looks like it might be a special one

15 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Blue Jays come into matchup with the Angels on losing streak

The Toronto Blue Jays look to stop their four-game losing streak when they play the Los Angeles Angels

1 DAY AGO • Associated Press

One big step (backward?) that led to Okamoto's red-hot run The Blue Jays, coming off a sweep in Tampa Bay, their long-time house of horrors, may be having trouble getting going. But there is one pret...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Kazuma Okamoto's diving stop | 05/06/2026 Kazuma Okamoto shows off his quick reflexes at the hot corner, diving to make a smooth stop and fires to first for the out

2 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Homers again Tuesday Okamoto went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Rays.

Impact Okamoto wasted no time getting Toronto on the board, crushing a Drew Rasmussen four-seam fastball in the first inning for a 409-foot solo shot. Opposing pitchers continue to challenge the rookie with heaters, and he continues to make them pay, as he now owns a .654 slugging percentage against fastballs. The homer was his 10th of the season and his fifth in as many games, with the slugger going 8-for-21 with eight RBI during that stretch. Okamoto is now slashing .244/.327/.489 across 147 plate appearances.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ben Williamson's go-ahead single lifts the Rays past the Blue Jays 4-3

Ben Williamson drove in the winning run with a single after Yandy Díaz tied it with an RBI single and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's 10th home run | 05/05/2026 Kazuma Okamoto drills his 10th home run of the year to center field to give the Blue Jays the lead in the top of the 1st 1-0

3 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Adjustments behind Kazuma Okamoto's booming offensive turnaround Transitioning from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball presents many challenges, as Japanese superstar Kazuma Okamoto has...

3 DAYS AGO • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM

Rays host the Blue Jays, look to continue home win streak

The Tampa Bay Rays, on an eight-game home winning streak, host the Toronto Blue Jays

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Blue Jays can't afford to waste all-time chemistry season from Kazuma Okamoto The Toronto Blue Jays took a calculated risk when they decided to sign Kazuma Okamoto to a four-year $60 million deal. Okamoto was a star in...

4 DAYS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Aranda leads Rays against the Blue Jays after 4-hit game

The Tampa Bay Rays play the Toronto Blue Jays after Jonathan Aranda had four hits against the Giants on Sunday

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto's two-run homer (9) | 05/03/2026 Kazuma Okamoto hammers a two-run home run to left center field to cut the Blue Jays' deficit 4-3 in the top of the 9th inning

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Homers in third straight game Okamoto went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Twins.

Impact Okamoto made things interesting in the ninth inning with his two-run blast off Justin Topa, cutting the Blue Jays' deficit to one. Okamoto has been on a tear at the plate, hitting four homers in his last three games. He's boosted his slash line to .236/.319/.472 through 138 plate appearances with nine home runs and 22 RBI this season.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Twins hold on to beat Blue Jays 4-3 after Ryan leaves with elbow soreness

Andrew Morris pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Joe Ryan, who exited with elbow soreness, and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 to sp...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan leaves start vs. Blue Jays with right elbow soreness

Minnesota Twins right-hander Joe Ryan left Sunday’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays with right elbow soreness after facing just two batters

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Goes deep again Saturday Okamoto went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, two total runs and two total RBI in an 11-4 victory versus the Twins on Saturday.

Impact Okamoto brought Toronto to within a run with a huge 453-foot solo shot to center field in the sixth inning. He then kicked off the scoring in the Blue Jays' eight-run eighth frame with an RBI single. Okamoto went deep twice Friday, so he now has three homers over his past two games. On the season, he's slashing 235/.316/.454 with eight long balls, 17 runs and 20 RBI through 133 plate appearances.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

An eight-run eighth inning lifts the Blue Jays past the Twins 11-4

Kazuma Okamoto hit his third home run in two days, Brandon Valenzuela homered in an eight-run eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Kazuma Okamoto crushes 453-ft. home run | 05/02/2026 Statcast measures the exit velocity and projected distance of Kazuma Okamoto's 453-ft. home run against the Twins

6 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Kazuma Okamoto's solo homer (8) | 05/02/2026 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

6 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Last Night in Baseball: Braves Roar Back and a Barry Bonds Record

The Braves pulled off a stunning comeback, Nick Kurtz and Barry Bonds have something in common, the Dodgers are in the midst of a losing str...

6 DAYS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Last Night in Baseball: Braves Roar Back and a Barry Bonds Record

First career multi-HR game Friday Okamoto went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI, one walk and three runs scored in Friday's 7-3 win over the Twins.

Impact It was Okamoto's first career multi-homer game, as he took Simeon Woods Richardson deep for solo and two-run shots in the fourth and fifth innings. Okamoto now has seven long balls on the season to go with a .228/.313/.430 slash line, 18 RBI, 15 runs scored and a 14:38 BB:K across 128 plate appearances. He's striking out close to 30 percent of the time but has promising 43.4 percent flyball and 42.1 percent hard-hit rates. Okamoto is in the 90th percentile with a 92.8 mph average exit velocity.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

How Kazuma Okamoto's clutch at-bats have been fueling the Blue Jays' recent surge On April 18, the Toronto Blue Jays lost 6-2 to the Diamondbacks in Arizona. It was their fourth straight loss and it put them a season worst...

6 DAYS AGO • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

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Blue Jays host the Angels, aim to continue home win streak

Cease strikes out 10 and Blue Jays stop 4-game losing streak with 2-0 win over Angels

MLB's rookie class is making an impressive impact in early season games

Blue Jays come into matchup with the Angels on losing streak

Ben Williamson's go-ahead single lifts the Rays past the Blue Jays 4-3

Rays host the Blue Jays, look to continue home win streak

Aranda leads Rays against the Blue Jays after 4-hit game

Twins hold on to beat Blue Jays 4-3 after Ryan leaves with elbow soreness

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan leaves start vs. Blue Jays with right elbow soreness

An eight-run eighth inning lifts the Blue Jays past the Twins 11-4

Last Night in Baseball: Braves Roar Back and a Barry Bonds Record