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The Toronto Blue Jays used a speculative 12th-round pick on a high school shortstop with concerns about signability. They signed him. It just took an MLB record to do so. The bonus the Blue Jays paid to Blaine Bullard is the highest for any 12th-round pick in league history. Bullard will get $1,697,500 to sign with Toronto.
By completing their sweep over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays managed to lock in their 10th win in a row at Rogers Centre.
This season, Hayes is hitting at a .237 batting average for a Bucs team struggling to muster runs. He had a solid night on Saturday, in a team loss to the Chicago White Sox. Hayes posted two runs batted in for Pittsburgh. Hayes now has 33 runs batted in on the season. The MLB trade deadline is July 31.
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There wasn't much of a chance of JoJo Parker coming to Starkville with his twin brother, Jacob, after signing his professional contract this week.
Bo Bichette opened the Jays’ sixth with a single and was doubled to third by Addison Barger. Webb got Joey Loperfido on an infield pop-up before Ernie Clement singled on a seven-pitch at-bat, scoring Bichette and sending Barger to third.
Toronto hasn't hosted the All-Star Game since 1991 but has recently completed $400 million in Rogers Centre renovations.
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Toronto’s average temperature rising fastest among MLB citiesA recent study has found that Toronto’s average temperature has risen the most among all Major League Baseball cities during the season over the past 40 years.
That’s what Blue Jays hitters have heard from manager John Schneider all season. The buy-in is visible, as are the results.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have several players that the New York Yankees are interested in picking up, ahead of the MLB trade deadline.