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Off to Anaheim to face the (checks current name) Los Angels Angels (aka Anaheim Angels, aka Los Angles Angels of Anaheim, aka California Angels).

Pitching Matchups...
  • Game #1: 9:38 PM - Cease vs LHP Detmers
  • Game #2: 9:38 PM - Corbin vs RHP Kochanowicz
  • Game #3: 3:07 PM - Lauer vs RHP Soriano (1580 ERA+ - yep, 1580 thanks to a 0.28 ERA, 1 run in 32 2/3 IP)
The Angels are off to a heavenly start - 11-12 just 1/2 a game out - hey, for them that is WOW. Trout has a 180 OPS+ despite a 234 Avg. 2 others at 150+ OPS+ in Adam Frasier (2B/LF) and 2B Oswald Peraza. At 1B Nolan Schanuel has had issues (80 OPS+), same for C Logan O'Hoppe (77) and LF Josh Lowe (59). Ex-Jay prospect Travis d'Arnaud is a backup catcher there and we miss Kikuchi who is still starting for them (78 ERA+). Romano is their closer with a 7.11 ERA thanks to a horrid game vs the Yankees.

Jays just 2 1/2 out of the Wild Card, 4 1/2 out of first despite a LOT of the team being injured. Lukes hot weekend (now that his vertigo is being treated) got his OPS+ up to 43, just over Valenzuela and his 42. The team leader in OPS+ is Miles Straw at 150 (!!!). Yeah, this year is weird so far.
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dalimon5 - Monday, April 20 2026 @ 08:06 PM EDT (#477053) #
I'd still take that Trout contract in an instant as I've often insisted. Can only imagine a Trout/Vlad or Tatis/Vlad duo in Toronto.
mendocino - Monday, April 20 2026 @ 08:18 PM EDT (#477054) #
Shi Davidi@ShiDavidi

George Springer is throwing for the first time since breaking his toe, joking that "pain is my sixth sense."

He'll also do "dynamic warm up and mobility stuff," said John Schneider, ahead of possible running this week. "It would be great if he was ready on Friday."

Shi Davidi@ShiDavidi

Other Blue Jays inury updates:

▪️Addison Barger begins running tomorrow at PDC. He's been hitting, throwing and fielding. "It seems like he's making progress," said Schneider.

▪️Yimi Garcia is throwing live to hitters Wednesday for the first time.

Shi Davidi@ShiDavidi

▪️Rehab games this week for Trey Yesavage (Tuesday) and Jose Berrios (Wednesday) along with another bullpen for Shane Bieber (Tuesday).

▪️Ricky Tiedemann, shut down in late February with elbow soreness, is back throwing bullpens at the PDC in Dunedin.
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