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West Hill Blue Jays fly high

The big league Blue Jay squad isn’t the only ball team in the city racking up the runs this year. The West Hill Blue Jays proved too much for the competition on the weekend, going undefeated over three games on their way to winning the Scarborough Baseball Association Pee Wee House League championship.




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Roy returns to Rogers Centre

It’s Roy Halladay the sequel. Blue Jays fans will finally get a chance to see their former ace as part of a three-game set when the Philadelphia Phillies come to town on Canada Day weekend,…


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“Bau” down to the new home run king

A Toronto Blue Jay has not led the American League in home runs since Fred McGriff bested everyone in the majors with 36 in 1989. Now, some 21 years later, Jose Bautista is closing in on both those feats, and he’s set to break some club records along the way.


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Surging Orioles pound Jays

Nick Markakis extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and the Orioles scored six runs in the seventh inning as they hammered the Blue Jays 11-3 on Tuesday night.


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Jays’ Hill looking to bounce back

Canadian pitcher Shawn Hill looks to revive his baseball career after going through the nightmare of two Tommy John surgeries, and what better stage than doing it in his hometown. Hill, who made his major-league…


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Drabeks head list of family ties

[audio:http://torontoobserver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Rod_Drabek_Podcast.mp3|titles=Rod_Drabek_Podcast] When Kyle Drabek takes to the mound on Wednesday night for his major league debut against the Baltimore Orioles, his lineage could give him a fast start to success. Drabek, the centre piece in…



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Rays crush the Blue Jays 13-1

Starter Ricky Romero had a disastrous fourth inning, headlined by a Brad Hawpe grand slam, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat up on the Toronto Blue Jays 13-1 on Saturday at the Rogers Centre.