It wasn’t enough for Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander to win just the Cy Young Award. On Monday, the right-hander become the first starting pitcher in 25 years to win a Most Valuable Player award. Verlander received 13 of 28 first-place votes for 280 points in voting… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Catcher Jose Molina and the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a $1.8 million, one-year contract. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Detroit’s Justin Verlander stymied the Toronto Blue Jays with a no-hitter in May. He shut them out again Monday by becoming the first starting pitcher in a quarter-century voted Most Valuable Player. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
TORONTO – Jose Bautista doesn’t think starting pitchers should qualify for MVP awards. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
The Toronto Blue Jays acquired second baseman Luis Valbuena from the Cleveland Indians on Saturday in exchange for cash considerations. The 25-year-old Valbuena appeared in 17 games for Cleveland last season, batting .209 with one home run and one RBI. The left-handed hitter has played in 229 major league games over four seasons for Seattle (2008) and Cleveland (2009-11), with a .226 average with… View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Outfielder Greg Halman, who played briefly for the Seattle Mariners the last two seasons and was a candidate for a starting job in 2012, was stabbed to death in Rotterdam, Netherlands, early Monday morning, and his brother was arrested in connection with the incident, police said. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Bobby Valentine and Gene Lamont are the finalists for the Boston Red Sox managerial job, according to multiple reports. The plans one more round of interviews, and those interviews apparently will not include Toronto Blue Jays coach Torey Lovullo, who had been the third candidate. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
The Tampa Bay Rays are making at least a fallback move for a backstop. Veteran catcher Jose Molina, a 36-year-old who spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays, was set to sign a contract with the Rays just before or after Thanksgiving, according to multiple media reports. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Jose Reyes were offered salary arbitration Wednesday, guaranteeing their teams two extra draft picks next year if they sign with new clubs. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Toronto Blue Jays News
