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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ross Stripling delivers against the Cleveland Indians during the first inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader in Cleveland, Sunday, May 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Wild Chatwood helps Indians beat Blue Jays 6-5 for DH split

By Steve Herrick May. 30, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Tyler Chatwood, center, waits for manager Charlie Montoyo to remove him as catcher Danny Jansen (9) and Bo Bichette join them during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Rays rally with 5 walks in 9th, top Jays for 10th win in row

By Mark Didtler May. 23, 2021 04:33 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun Jin Ryu throws to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0

By Mark Didtler May. 18, 2021 11:06 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays center fielder George Springer (4) walks on the field during a team workout, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Blue Jays face the New York Yankees on opening day Thursday in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Injured Jays OF Springer to play in intrasquad game Friday

By Ian Harrison Apr. 22, 2021 05:05 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Ross Stripling throws against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Dunedin, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Angels win 7-5 in home opener for Florida-based Blue Jays

By Mark Didtler Apr. 08, 2021 11:20 PM EDT

Spectators wait on a security line outside Yankee Stadium before an opening day baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the Bronx borough of New York. Fans are back at the ballpark in limited numbers after they were shut out completely during the regular season last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Blue Jays beat Yankees 3-2 in 10th inning as fans return

By Ronald Blum Apr. 01, 2021 05:10 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays Teoscar Hernandez reacts as he pops up during batting practice in a workout, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Blue Jays face the New York Yankees on opening day Thursday in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Cole looks forward to family and fans at Yankee Stadium

By Ronald Blum Mar. 31, 2021 08:21 PM EDT

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout celebrates after scoring on a double hit by Justin Upton during the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, March 22, 2021, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Diamondbacks' Gallen has sore forearm, might miss opener

By The Associated Press Mar. 22, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Cavan Biggio throws out Tampa Bay Rays' Mike Zunino at first during the fifth inning of Game 1 of a wild card series playoff baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Taste of playoffs leaves young Blue Jays 'hungry for more'

By Ian Harrison Oct. 01, 2020 07:56 PM EDT

Arizona Diamondbacks' Starling Marte flips his bat after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Padres get Clevinger, Marlins acquire Marte at deadline

By Jay Cohen Aug. 31, 2020 07:09 PM EDT

Texas Rangers' Shin-Soo Choo gets past the tag attempt by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith to score on a sacrifice fly by Jose Trevino in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Dietrich HR sparks Rangers in 6-2 win over ML-best Dodgers

By Stephen Hawkins Aug. 28, 2020 11:34 PM EDT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger follows through on a game-ending solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
Bellinger homers in 9th as Dodgers defeat Rockies 4-3

By Joe Reedy Aug. 23, 2020 01:32 AM EDT

Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor (3), Cody Bellinger (35) and Mookie Betts (50) celebrate with teammates after a baseball game against the Houston Astros Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Houston. The Dodgers won 4-2 in 13 innings. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
All quiet till Ríos HR in 13th lifts Dodgers over Astros 4-2

By Kristie Rieken Jul. 30, 2020 12:23 AM EDT

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw warms up during the restart of baseball spring training Saturday, July 4, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Clayton Kershaw to start opening day for Dodgers vs Giants

Jul. 07, 2020 04:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling delivers a pitch during a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore. Stripling along with ten major leaguers won't be getting their twice-a-month paychecks during the abbreviated 60-game season. That's because the $286,500 in advance salary they received after opening day was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic is more than what they are owed from their prorated salaries. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
No paychecks for 11 big leaguers: advance larger than salary

By Ronald Blum Jun. 26, 2020 08:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2019, file photo, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Randy Dobnak (68) delivers against the New York Yankees during the first inning of Game 2 of an American League Division Series baseball game, in New York. Finally, major leaguers are on track to resume this virus-abbreviated 2020 season. The hiatus has provided a welcomed dose of extra family time for many, but the unprecedented idling this spring and summer for players used to being on the diamond daily has predictably created a collective antsy feeling around the game. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Antsy big leaguers embrace impending end of extra down time

By Dave Campbell Jun. 25, 2020 03:50 PM EDT

This selfie provided by Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Ross Stripling shows Stripling at his home in Houston, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Stripling has spent much of the last two months working on an island -- the one in the kitchen of his Houston home. With baseball halted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher returned to his offseason job as a stockbroker. (Ross Stripling via AP)
Ross Stripling pitches ... financial advice during pandemic

By Ronald Blum May. 27, 2020 02:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole delivers a pitch during the third inning of the team's spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Tampa, Fla. Sixty-five players would earn at least $100,000 each time their team wins or loses if the pandemic-delayed major league season get under way, according to an analysis of their contracts by The Associated Press. Cole is scheduled to earn $222,222 for each game of a 162-game season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
AP Exclusive: Trout, Cole top 65 to earn $100,000 per game

By Ronald Blum May. 04, 2020 02:02 AM EDT