How 4 former Blue Jays are doing with their new teams at the midway point of 2026

Halfway into the 2026 MLB season, the Toronto Blue Jays have had a middling performance. With a 39-45 record (Going into Jun. 29), the Blue Jays are still within striking distance of a playoff Wild Card spot. But without gaining any momentum to put together some winning streaks, they could be in tough to contend for a spot down the stretch. A lot of it has to do with the performance of the Jays players who have unexpectedly struggled thus far.

Fans are wondering if the Blue Jays would have been better off if they still had some of their key players from the 2025 roster. Here, we will check in on four of those former Jays players and how they have performed with their new teams this season.

Which former Blue Jays players might Toronto be missing from their 2025 winning squad?

Ty France, San Diego Padres

As one of the trade deadline acquisitions by Toronto last year, France was let go rather unceremoniously in free agency. He signed with the San Diego Padres in the offseason and has had a productive 2026 campaign, playing primarily in a platoon role at first base. France has compiled a solid .255 average, .810 OPS, along with 20 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in just 165 at-bats over 58 games played.

That would be close to 30 home runs and 90 RBIs of offensive output in a full season worth of games. Not to mention his Gold Glove caliber defense at first for San Diego as well, with 10+ Defensive Runs Saved already on the year. For a Blue Jays squad that has completely lacked in power production so far this season, France would have been a great player to have around to help boost their offensive profile.

Seranthony Domínguez, Chicago White Sox

Despite a strong showing with the Blue Jays down the stretch and during the MLB Playoffs in 2025, Seranthony Domínguez ended up signing with the Chicago White Sox during the offseason in free agency. Domínguez would begin the 2026 season as the White Sox closer, but his inconsistencies with his command would eventually relegate the 31-year-old veteran into more a closer-by-committee setup.

As a result, Domínguez hasn’t been as effective as he was when he was with Toronto, amassing a 3-3 record, 4.30 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, giving up 14 earned runs including five home runs in 29.1 innings pitched over 32 relief appearances. So with a performance mimicking that of Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman, Toronto likely doesn’t miss his presence too much.

Chris Bassitt, Baltimore Orioles

After being one of the most consistent pitchers in a Blue Jays uniform during his previous three seasons, Chris Bassitt has had a forgettable first year with the Baltimore Orioles in 2026. Struggling coming out of the gate, Bassitt accumulated a 4-4 record with a less-than-stellar 5.27 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, yielding 33 earned runs on 70 hits with just 37 strikeouts over 56.1 total innings of work.

To make matters worse, the 37-year-old right-hander is currently on the sidelines with back issues and had recently undergone surgery to remove a facet bone spur from his back. Bassitt could rejoin the Orioles later on this season, as he hopes to salvage as much of this season as he can. With that, the Blue Jays likely made the right decision in letting him walk this past offseason.

Bo Bichette, New York Mets

Finally, we have former Jays star shortstop Bo Bichette. After spurning the Blue Jays by signing with the New York Mets this past winter, Bichette had gotten off to a horrendous start with his new team in 2026. It was so bad that he was facing the wrath of Mets fans when things weren’t going as planned.

However, Bichette has since turned things completely around and has returned to prime “Bichette” form in recent weeks. In fact, the 28-year-old shortstop has posted a stellar .305 average, .854 OPS, with 20 runs scored, five home runs and 19 RBIs in his past 30 games with New York.

On the season, Bichette has compiled a .254/.300/.388/.688 slash line with 44 runs scored, 10 home runs and 46 RBIs in 84 total games played. Kazuma Okamoto has certainly made up for a lot of the lost production that Bichette likely would have provided. But perhaps the Blue Jays would be even better off if they had both Okamoto and their former shortstop together on the same squad this year.

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