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Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider delivers the blunt message to his squad as the team enters the second half of the 2026 MLB season.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are in last place at the All-Star break, but they are still just 2.5 games back of a Wild Card spot. Here are 5 reasons they can still turn it around.
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After 20 rounds (with bonus rounds and compensation rounds thrown in) the Toronto Blue Jays managed to collect quite a haul of prospects with most of them likely to sign and begin their paths to the major leagues with the Blue Jays.
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Toronto Blue Jays starter Dylan Cease earns the starting nod at this year’s Midsummer Classic, joining some previous notable Jays pitchers in the past with the same honour
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Blue Jays Prospects

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From rounds 11-20, only three position player were selected as the Toronto Blue Jays tried to add some volume to their pitching corps by nabbing the best arms they felt were available from picks 12-18.
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The Toronto Blue Jays could pull off another deadline haul by trading Kevin Gausman to the Minnesota Twins. The Louis Varland acquisition last summer was a masterstroke by the front office, and the Blue Jays need to acquire a starting pitcher regardless.
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The Toronto Blue Jays selected a shortstop, a catcher and three outfielders in the middle rounds of the 2026 MLB draft.
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The Toronto Blue Jays used their fifth round pick to select another tall starting pitcher. After getting six-foot-five Cole Carlon in the first round (No. 39 overall) the Blue Jays selected six-foot-four right-hander Nolan Higgins out of Michigan state.
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Logan Reddemann was ranked within the Top 40 going into the draft, so getting him at No. 39 would've made a ton of sense for the Toronto Blue Jays. However, the Colorado Rockies stepped up at No. 38 and stole him right from under the noses of Toronto.
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The Toronto Blue Jays rounded out the first day of the 2026 MLB draft by selecting a high school catcher out of Tennessee. 18-year-old catcher Will Brick was chosen in the fourth-round (No. 131 overall) by the Blue Jays out of Christian Brothers HS.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are sticking with the formula that has worked over the last few years. The trend of going after pitchers and middle infielders early in the draft has continued into 2026 with the selection of Ryan Cooney.
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The Arizona State left-hander was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the 39th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, joining a fraternity of intriguing pitching prospects in the Blue Jays' system.
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Grady Emerson was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays with the second overall pick in the 2026 MLB draft and may be a thorn in the side of the Toronto Blue Jays for years to come.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will not make their first selection until pick No. 39 in the 2026 MLB draft. But that does not make their first choice any less interesting with Toronto hoping to add to it's encouraging crop of young players.
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