Author | David Brown

Munenori Kawasaki of the Toronto Blue Jays might be having fun living the life of a Major League Baseball player. Long before the first pitch of his team's game Monday night at the Chicago White Sox, Kawasaki indulged a few fans who had gathered at U.S. Cellular Field. They probably were there...

June 11, 2013, 12:35 pm EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Not more than 10 minutes after the New York Yankees granted right-hander Chien-Ming Wang his release, he was said to be in the rotation of the Toronto Blue Jays and starting their game Tuesday night.Reporter Andy McCullough of the Newark Star-Ledger was among those who had news of his release first. Ken...

June 7, 2013, 2:48 pm EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Colby Rasmus sounded like he was reading from Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" when asked to describe what it was like to step into the batter's box against Cory Rasmus on Monday. "It was awesome and terrible at the same time," he said of facing his kid brother. Ah, yes....

May 28, 2013, 2:57 pm EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Mark DeRosa said that even though he might not know what his teammate from Japan is saying all of the time, Munenori Kawasaki sure can lift up the Toronto Blue Jays. Not only did Kawasaki come through with a two-out, two-run, game-ending double Sunday to lift the Jays to a 6-5 victory...

May 27, 2013, 11:56 am EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Your browser does not support iframes. The Juice returns for season No. 6! It's almost eligible for free-agency! Stop by daily for news from the action, along with great photos, stats, video highlights and more. Good-bye, Cleveland: The Indians and Orioles have a li'l bullpen problem right now. Tribe closer Chris Perez...

May 27, 2013, 9:39 am EDT via sports.yahoo.com

The 2013 season has not gone as hoped, so far, for the Toronto Blue Jays or young slugger Brett Lawrie. The Jays have a 20-27 record amid injuries and below-average performances, and Lawrie has experienced both personally. However, that doesn't mean the Jays need to play in dirty uniforms, or that the...

May 24, 2013, 12:31 pm EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Your browser does not support iframes. Not only did the San Francisco Giants give Melky Cabrera his 2012 World Series ring Tuesday night, they returned much of the equipment he had left behind at AT&T Park during a hasty exit this past summer. Included among Cabrera's items were some of his old...

May 15, 2013, 8:58 am EDT via sports.yahoo.com

The full quote from Toronto Blue Jays right-hander R.A. Dickey, via the Toronto Star, goes like this:“It’s just sad, because you pour your heart and soul into the game and it doesn’t always end up in a win. We’re playing hard. We’re not maybe playing the smartest baseball, but we’re playing hard...

May 10, 2013, 10:03 am EDT via sports.yahoo.com

OK, so the illustration sort of looks like the Wicked Witch of the West tangling with Don Fanucci in "Godfather Part II." It's a much better pitching matchup than that, however, at least in theory. And much more rare, too. Not in 14 years have reigning Cy Young Award winners faced each...

May 9, 2013, 11:30 am EDT via sports.yahoo.com

Toronto Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ left Bayfront Medical Center early Wednesday afternoon with a bandage on his head and crutches supporting his weight as he walked. Happ might have left the hospital more concerned about the condition of his right knee than his head, which was struck by a line drive...

May 8, 2013, 12:47 pm EDT via sports.yahoo.com