Kaitlyn McGrath

Jan 20, 2025 | wusa9.com | Kaitlyn McGrath

Bitter cold gripping much of the country led to a record cold Presidential Inauguration, which was held indoors. WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, unusually cold temperatures gripped the nation's capital. The temperature at noon, the time that the mandates that the term of a president must begin, was just 27 degrees. This is now in the history books as the fourth coldest Inauguration Day on record.

Dec 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kaitlyn McGrath

DALLAS - The Toronto Blue Jays are hoping to have snagged a potential swing-and-miss arm for their bullpen in a cost-effective way. Although they'll need to wait a few months to see if their plan pays off. The Blue Jays selected right-handed pitcher Angel Bastardo from the Boston Red Sox with the seventh pick in the major-league portion of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday at the Winter Meetings. The 22-year-old Bastardo is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery that he underwent last June.

Dec 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kaitlyn McGrath

DALLAS - In acquiring three-time Gold Glove second baseman Andrés Giménez from the Cleveland Guardians, the Toronto Blue Jays have made their first significant splash of the offseason. But the deal - acquiring a glove-first player who may have untapped offensive upside - has to be the appetizer before the main course of acquiring an impact bat, and more pitching help, too, lest this offseason be a repeat of last year's disappointment.

Dec 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kaitlyn McGrath

Source confirms: Blue Jays acquiring 2B Andres Giménez from Guardians. First: @JeffPassanGiménez, 26, spent the past four seasons in Cleveland after having been traded from the New York Mets as part of the package that sent Francisco Lindor to the Guardians. As a member of the Guardians, Giménez put up 17.6 WAR, according to Baseball Reference, slashing .261/.321/.393 with 46 homers over 519 games.

Dec 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Kaitlyn McGrath

Missing out is familiar territory for the Blue Jays, who were in a similar position a year ago when they aggressively pursued Shohei Ohtani only for him to ultimately sign a 10-year, $700 million pact with the Los Angeles Dodgers. New York was long believed to be the preferred landing spot for Soto, although he surprised some by borough-hopping from the Bronx to Queens. Soto coming north always felt like a long shot, however.