The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into a strange scuffle on Monday night, with outfielder Tommy Pham at its center.

They had a 3.5 game lead and seven games to play and on the final weekend of the season in Detroit, they couldn’t find a win. The Tigers won the pennant. The Blue Jays won 96 games, led baseball in all the important statistics, didn’t make the playoffs. The Minnesota Twins won the World Series. They won 85 games that year.

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The expectation was that he would help fill in the rotation behind Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt and Kevin Gausman. But, since that point, the team has been receiving consistent production from Max Scherzer and Eric Lauer as well.

The wait is over. Friday night in Miami, Shane Bieber will make his Blue Jays debut. Manager John Schneider announced the news ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Pirates at PNC Park, and while the string of “TBD” that follows Bieber still holds plenty of intrigue,

Paul Skenes kept the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays in check for six innings, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates secure a 5-2 victory.

The Toronto Blue Jays are projected to part ways with their franchise shortstop after a sudden decline in his on-field play.

The Toronto Blue Jays have announced when former Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber will make his debut with the team.