Blue Bird Banter

And Juan Samuel, Fred Lewis and Mat Latos. Former Blue Jays slugger Tony Batista turns 51 today. In 2.5 seasons, Tony hit 80 home runs for us. Batista had one great season, hitting 41 home runs and 114 RBI in 2000. He hit .263/.307/.519. 2000 was a good season for watching Jays hit home runs. Carlos Degado also had 41 home runs. Brad Fullmer and Jose Cruz hit 32 and 31 home … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Tony Batista

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Oh well..... Jon Heyman tells us the Mets signed Juan Soto for $765 million over 15 years. I don’t know how much that is in cheese doodles, but likely more than a handful. I guess the free agent market will open up now. Breaking: Juan Soto to the Mets. $765M. 15 years.— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 9, … [Read more...] about Juan Soto Signs With Mets

Photo by: Diamond Images/Getty Images The Classic Baseball Era Non-Players Committee have voted Dick Allen and Dave Parker into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Our vote here had Allen getting enough votes, and he should have been elected to the Hall while he was still alive to enjoy it. You can see his career numbers here. Parker didn’t get the 75% needed in our vote, but … [Read more...] about Allen and Parker Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images We have four former Blue Jays having birthdays today. Josh Donaldson turns 39 today. We picked up Josh in trade from the A’s for what turned out to be a handful of magic beans. In his four seasons with the Jays, he hit .281/.383/.548 with 116 home runs in 462 games. He won an AL MVP award and finished fourth and 22nd in voting the next … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Donaldson, Wells, Johnson, Drabek

Buffalo Bisons baseball at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York on June 16, 2024 | Minor Leaguer The crew looks back on the 2024 season in the Blue Jays minor league system The broadcasters from the Buffalo Bisons, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Vancouver Canadians look back at the 2024 season in the Blue Jays minor league system in the wrap-up episode of the 14th season … [Read more...] about Around The Nest 2024 Season Wrap-Up Show