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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 9h

Correction, make that 8 straight games (that don't include the City Connect Friday getups).

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 9h

Ah dammit, forgot about those. Make it 8 then!

Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 9h

Edwin Encarnacion definitely walked the parrot before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 9h

No surprise - the white panel caps are back for the ALCS. This is the ninth consecutive game the Blue Jays have worn these lids.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 10h

The Blue Jays are 2-5 all-time in ALCS Game 1, and haven't taken Game 1 in the League Championship Series since 1993. (Via @stathead.com)

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 1d

Scherzer, Bassitt, or both? Which veteran starter makes the Blue Jays' ALCS roster?

Forecasting Max Scherzer and Chris Bassitt’s roles on the Blue Jays’ ALCS roster

The <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Toronto Blue Jays</a> got aw...

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Minor Leaguer @minorleaguer.ca · 3d

I haven't shilled a t-shirt in a while but Breaking T really did a good job at launching this John Schneider-authorized "Start Spreading the News, Bitches" shirt quickly. breakingt.com/products/joh...

Start Spreading the News B*tches Shirt, Toronto - MLBPA x BreakingT

Start spreading the news. New York is leaving the playoffs today, right John Schneider? Officially licensed by MLB Players, Inc. Super-soft, durable t-shirts and hoodies Designed and printed in the US...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 3d

He tried so hard for about 4 seconds and then channeled his inner hockey player.

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James G @orth.ca · 4d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 4d

Kevin Gausman does not give a bleep about the censors.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 4d

"Start spreading the news, bitches!"

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 4d

Jays fans at various points the last 2 days
Jays fans now

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 4d

You can pinpoint the exact moment a fan base collectively held their breath, and then exhaled.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 5d

It's only the fourth inning.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 5d

Vladdy loves to fly.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 5d

The Blue Jays brought their white panel caps back from the dead to turn things around. Remember when they ditched their road grey uniforms in 2015?

Blue Jays’ white panel hat superstition adds to team’s long history of uniform rituals

Baseball players can be extreme creatures of habit. If something is wo...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 5d

What does history tell us about Blue Jays teams who were up 2-0 in previous playoff series?

How have the Blue Jays fared in postseason series after two games?

After the first two games of the ALDS, the<a href="https://bluejaysnat...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 6d

I can't lay claim to that one, but it's an oldie but a goodie! Quad A posted the original one.

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 6d

With a Game Score of 78 yesterday, Trey Yesavage had the second-best postseason start in Blue Jays history.

He also had the best game by a starting pitcher 22-years-old or younger since Steve Avery in the 1991 NLCS. (Via @stathead.com)

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 7d

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 8d

ICYMI - Let's go over some prime candidates to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Blue Jays home playoff games.

Who should throw ceremonial first pitches for Blue Jays playoff games?

Although the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Blue Jays</a> have...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 9d

Forget playoff roster configurations for a moment. Which former Blue Jays should be throwing out ceremonial first pitches?

Who should throw ceremonial first pitches for Blue Jays playoff games?

Although the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">Blue Jays</a> have...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 11d

These were the 5 biggest Blue Jays hits of the regular season. Put Kirk on the Mount Rushmore of Blue Jays regular season performances.

The Blue Jays’ five biggest hits of the 2025 regular season

Amid what feels like the five longest days of the season, the Blue Jay...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 12d

The Blue Jays' bullpen desperately needed these five days off. Once the ALDS kicks off, what will Toronto's bullpen look like in the playoffs?
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Mapping out the Blue Jays’ bullpen for the postseason

The bullpen may have been the <a href="https://bluejaysnation.com/">To...

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Ian Hunter @bluejayhunter.com · 13d

Your sacrifice will always be remembered James!

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