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Keegan Matheson

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Toronto Blue Jays reporter for MLB.com Author of "The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays" (2025)

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · May 1

Holding this book for the first time was a feeling I’ll remember forever.

16 months ago, I signed the book deal. One month from now, you finally get to read the damn thing.

June 3rd
The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays
PRE-ORDERS:

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Copies of “The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays” sitting stacked on a counter.

The cover is blue with red and white text. In the background of the text, the CN Tower stands above Rogers Centre

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 14h

The #BlueJays believe in Max Scherzer.

In Game 4, it will be up to him to either tie the series or save the season. Story:

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Wily veteran Scherzer gets the nod for Blue Jays in Game 4

SEATTLE -- By the time Game 4 of the AL Championship Series rolls around Thursday at T-Mobile Park, the Blue Jays will either be trying to tie the series or fighting to save their season. Either way, in Max Scherzer they trust. Toronto turned Game 4 of the ALDS against

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 17h

Hello from Seattle.

Games 3-4-5 of the ALCS here tomorrow. I’ve covered a postseason game here before and it’s a wild environment. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 20h

10 years after José Bautista defined an era of baseball in Toronto, the #BlueJays are still chasing that feeling.

My story on the anniversary of The Bat Flip:

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10 years after The Bat Flip, Blue Jays in search of another propulsive moment

SEATTLE -- Ten years ago Tuesday, José Bautista turned on a fastball and defined an era of Blue Jays baseball.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

Down 2-0 in the ALCS, the #BlueJays need to save their dream season.

Story:

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Can 'comeback kids' return? With backs against wall, Blue Jays will find out

TORONTO -- The hill is steep and tilted west. Facing their first true adversity this postseason, the Blue Jays are flying to Seattle down 2-0 in the American League Championship Series after losing 10...

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

#BlueJays lose, 10-3.

They’re down 2-0 in the ALCS flying to Seattle for Games 3-4-5.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

Home run, Josh Naylor, and the #BlueJays are down 9-3.

They've got three innings left to avoid flying to Seattle down 2-0 in the ALCS.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t love the move from Gausman to Little last night, but I can't pretend to have an issue with the timing of the Yesavage move tonight just because of the homer soon after.

His stuff wasn’t as sharp and he wasn’t getting the swings (or whiffs) on his splitter. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

That closes the book on #BlueJays starter Trey Yesavage (note that one of these runs charged against Yesavage was the Raleigh intentional walk before he exited):

4+ IP • 5 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 K
• 70 pitches

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

Gilbert is giving the #BlueJays meatballs.

I don't know how much longer we'll see him in there. Some really risky locations.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

Hit Batter, Walk, Homer.

This couldn't look less like Trey Yesavage's postseason debut against the Yankees last week.

The #BlueJays are down, 3-0, before an out is recorded.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

More on Anthony Santander, a late scratch from the #BlueJays' lineup ahead of Game 2:

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Back tightness forces Santander out of Blue Jays' Game 2 lineup

TORONTO -- Four hours prior to first pitch in Game 2 of the ALCS, Anthony Santander sat at the podium and spoke about the challenges that lie ahead, both for himself and the Blue Jays. An hour later, ...

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

News: Anthony Santander is out of the lineup with back tightness. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 1d

Game 2.

It will be a little cooler in here tonight, but that’s what postseason baseball is supposed to feel like. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

“This one’s on me,” Kevin Gausman said, but it shouldn’t be.

My story on the #BlueJays Game 1 loss:

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Gausman given tough pill to swallow after wayward 6th turns G1 gem to dust

TORONTO -- For most of the night, Kevin Gausman had Rogers Centre wrapped around his finger. Then, with a pull, it came undone. Gausman’s shutout was broken up after 5 2/3 dominant innings by a home r...

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Kevin Gausman, self-critical after the #BlueJays' loss that I don't think can be tagged to him:

"I gave up a home run and a walk. Up to that point, I’d been throwing the ball really well and had the game right there. This one’s on me.”

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

John Schneider said they wanted to turn Polanco around in the 6th and chase more swing-and-miss.

He considered walking Raleigh earlier, too, but chose not to.

He adds that, in hindsight, ideally they would have tried to get Polanco to chase once more in that at-bat. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

#BlueJays lose, 3-1, and drop Game 1 of the ALCS.

The lineup had just two hits, only one after George Springer’s leadoff homer.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Big escape by Louis Varland.

Somewhere in the dome, the person who decided to shape the tops of the outfield walls like that during the renovations is having their moment. Suárez’s fly ball barely, barely missed going out. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Nathan Lukes has a "right knee contusion", the #BlueJays tell us, and he's being evaluated.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Kevin Gausman's day is done after 5 2/3 innings on just 76 pitches.

He leaves a runner on, but the home run to Raleigh was his only damage. #BlueJays

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

George Springer just opened the ALCS with a bang.

Story on the #BlueJays' early lead with one big swing:

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Toronto springs into ALCS action with 1st-pitch leadoff homer

TORONTO -- George Springer just opened the ALCS with a bang. On the very first pitch the Blue Jays saw Sunday night from Bryce Miller and the Mariners, Springer launched a no-doubter to the opposite f...

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

George Springer, on the first damn pitch the #BlueJays see in the ALCS:

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

More on the #BlueJays' pitching plans beyond Trey Yesavage with Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt:

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Blue Jays line up Yesavage, Bieber for Games 2-3, keep options open for G4

TORONTO -- For the second series in a row, the Blue Jays have the luxury of setting up their rotation exactly how they want it. It’s a luxury the Mariners don’t have after their 15-inning marathon Fri...

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

In a surprise Sunday, Trey Yesavage opened his press conference with a statement addressing the "hate" received by people close to him recently.

Story on the comments from the #BlueJays' starter:

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Yesavage addresses hostility toward his loved ones: 'It's really sad'

TORONTO -- Stepping to the podium Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre, hours before the first pitch in Game 1 of the ALCS, Trey Yesavage wanted to say something first.

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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 2d

Trey Yesavage just opened with a statement:

“It’s sad to see that people close to me are being attacked for my performance on the field. These people have done nothing to warrant negativity for my actions.” #BlueJays

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