Seattle Kraken forward Shane Wright has voiced his displeasure with his situation on his current team. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that Wright’s camp and the Kraken have agreed that a fresh start is in the best interest of both parties. Donnie & Dhali’s Rick Dhaliwal shared that the Vancouver Canucks called the Kraken about…
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed a promising new pitcher following the MLB Draft, despite the growing concern of missing the playoffs.
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Jamarion Sharp should have a better chance of making the Raptors' roster over Nate Bittle, and the Summer League has proven exactly why.
The Toronto Maple Leafs aren't done tinkering their lineup for next season, but that doesn't mean general manager John Chayka is going to cave, and make a bad trade. Defenceman Morgan Rielly continues to be on the trade block, but Chayka isn't interested giving away Rielly for free.
Multiple reports have surfaced recently stating the Leafs continue to have dialogue around Rielly, and are open to moving the longest-tenure Maple Leaf, however, all of the trade offers that have come Toronto's wa...
The following essay is a True Blue LA Special Comment, an op-ed containing the analysis and opinions of Associate Editor Michael Elizondo. Said views are his own and do not represent the views of True Blue LA, SB Nation, Vox Media, or any other subsidiary. Seeing Game 7 at Rogers Centre was one of the […]
It’s been just over three weeks since John Chayka and the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Darren Raddysh in a sign-and-trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was a big…
Cavaliers Meleek Thomas is making an early impression. The Cavaliers rookie followed his 20-point Summer League debut with a 30-point outing against Detroit, adding seven assists and four steals while continuing to flash the two-way skill set that made him an intriguing second-round pick. As Arya Chawla of SI.com noted, Thomas has looked comfortable both […]
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The Raptors need shooting, and Seth Lundy is making a strong case for a roster spot after an impressive Summer League showing.
NHL teams are willing to take on big contracts as the salary cap rises rapidly. That should make center Elias Pettersson a trade candidate worth targeting from the Vancouver Canucks.
The Philadelphia Flyers have run out of obvious options to make their blue line better, but there is someone on the Toronto Maple Leafs that could be perfect.
Easton Cowan was billed as the bridge between the future, and the team’s win-now timeline entering the 2025-26 season. Coming off a season where he captured Memorial Cup MVP with the London Knights, he immediately graduated to the NHL and there was a natural inclination to temper expectations for the 21-year-old. Although the Toronto Maple…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Pitcher Reese Bassinger of the West Virginia University baseball team has signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bill Caudill celebrates his 70th birthday today. For those unfamiliar, Caudill was the Blue Jays’ answer to B.J. Ryan back in the 1980s. He broke into the majors with the Cubs, then found his stride as one of baseball’s elite closers in Seattle, before moving to Oakland, where he racked up 36 saves in a […]
In their final turn at-bat in their final game of the ceremonial first half of the season, the San Diego Padres had their best inning of offensive execution, and the result was a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. The win not only allowed the Padres to get their first series win of July […]
The schedule of hearings for elected arbitration cases are out. Nick Robertson was set with a July 28th hearing date. Teams and players can still negotiate up to the start of the hearing date, which could also mean congrats to Nick Robertson for getting a new contract by July 28th. Last summer all 11 cases […]
The Toronto Blue Jays made an intriguing signing after the 2026 MLB Draft.After the draft concluded, Toronto and other teams began signing undrafted prospects. The Blue Jays inked right-hander Dax Dathe to a contract, the LSU Tigers announced on baseball. View this post on Instagram “Dax Dathe has signed a free agent contract with the […]
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New coach, new division, new players.
Raptors look to get above .500 in their third summer league game.
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New MLB Trade Rumors: Boston Red Sox, Wilson Contreras, Tarik Skubal, the Philadelphia Phillies, Francisco Lindor, and the Toronto Blue Jays.
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The Toronto Raptors signed Seth Lundy to their Summer League roster, giving another chance to a player who flamed out in Atlanta and Los Angeles.
With All-Star week upon us, I wanted to share a few favorite All-Star memories, beginning with 1984. In 1984, for the first time, more than one of our players was named to the All-Star team—we had three: Dave Stieb, Damaso Garcia, and Alfredo Griffin. Stieb earned his fourth All-Star nod that year. He ultimately set […]
Although the draft ended without his name being called, Dax Dathe has found an opportunity as an undrafted free agent signing with the Toronto Blue Jays. After transferring to LSU for his final season of eligibility, things did not go well for Dathe. He flashed promise very early, but control issues kept him from pitching […]
Two first-time All-Star pitchers. Two Cy Young-worthy seasons. That’s certainly a tough choice, but Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker got to work before the final game of the first half. He drew a cat in a top hat, some oysters, and a pitching mound on the whiteboard, and at the bottom, he wrote Dylan […]
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When the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Sergei Bobrovsky to a three-year contract, it became obvious pretty quickly that the Leafs were going to be making some changes to their crease. In addition to this, the emergence of Artur Akhtyamov during the Toronto Marlies’ Calder Cup run made goaltending prospect Dennis Hildeby expendable, especially considering he…
The Raptors haven’t upgraded the center position yet. Unless they trade Poeltl, he will have a chance to prove that last season was just an injury-ridden down year.