The second half begins tonight. The Blue Jays four all-stars are back from Denver and they all tested negative. The stuff we have to concern ourselves with these days.

Kevin Smith homered in the first inning and doubled in the walk off winner in the ninth. It was the only affiliates win on the night. New Hampshire only gave up three hits but lost 5-2. Vancouver and Dunedin lost one, the FCL Jays lost two.

The Blue Jays affiliates took three out of four Wednesday.

A perfect 4-0 night for the affiliates with two one-run victories.

The 2021 Major League Baseball draft concludes today with rounds 11-20. The Toronto Blue Jays have selected eight pitchers and one outfielder with their first 10 picks.

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Baseball still has the best All-Star Game, although the tall foreheads who run the game have been doing their level best to remove all its mystique.

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Ole Miss righthander Gunnar Hoglund with the 19th pick Sunday. Rounds 2-10 will take place in Denver this afternoon.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates took Louisville catcher Henry Davis with the first overall pick of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. Vanderbilt righty Jack Leiter was taken second by Texas while Oklahoma high school hurler Jackson Jobe went third to Detroit. Marcelo Mayer—considered by many to be the best prospect in the draft—slipped all the way to Boston at number four and outfielder Colton Cowser from Sam Houston State went to Baltimore with pick number five.

The Toronto Blue Jays hold the 19th pick in this year's draft. Find out below the fold who they selected.

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There were just two games on Sunday with two rainouts. Even the Dunedin game had to survive a rain delay. The Tampa domination of Dunedin continued, the Jays were held to two hits. So it was left to Vancouver to save the day. A pair of two run home runs and an excellent start by Adam Kloffenstein got the win.

The top of the farm did poorly. Buffalo lost two, New Hampshire one. The lower tier did better. Vancouver won, Dunedin split a doubleheader with Tampa, and the FCL Jays scored 15 against the Yankees.

The FCL Jays were no hit for seven innings, ended the game with two hits and still won. New Hampshire had a nice come from behind win powered by their bullpen. Vancouver and Dunedin lost while Buffalo's game was suspended.

The 2021 Major League Baseball Draft is set for this Sunday. The Toronto Blue Jays possess the 19th and 91st picks. They lost their second-round selection for signing free-agent George Springer.

And then the All-Star Break....

The Tampa Yankees are one of the best teams in the minor leagues. The racked up 78 runs on Dunedin in the opening six games of the season. So it was more of the same when they scored 21 runs in the first game of a doubleheader yesterday. But, in the second game, in "you never know in baseball", one of the hottest teams in baseball were held to one run by three pitchers with ERA's over six at the start of the game. Orelvis homered, again, in game one. Elsewhere Breyvic Valera led the Bisons to a win. New Hampshire and Vancouver lost. The complex Jays split a doubleheader and had some good hitting and pitching performances.