Rob Longley
Blue Jays Beat Writer and Columnist at Toronto Sun
Blue Jays beat writer/columnist and every two years, Olympic-bound for Toronto Sun and Postmedia. Alum: Carleton U. Always home at [email protected]
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6 days ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | Rob Longley
Blue Jays making it count as win over M's moves them four games over .500 for first time since 2023Blue Jays starting pitcher Bowden Francis delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Mariners at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Credit: Vaughn Ridley)It was during a mid-March conversation in the heart of the grind portion of spring training that Blue Jays manager John Schneider articulated what he expected from his team in 2025.
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6 days ago |
torontosun.com | Rob Longley
“What we’ve been stressing is that it’s nine against one,” Schneider said that day in Dunedin, Fla. “So what is your role on a specific day, a specific series, a specific month and how are you going to help us win today?” In a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners before a lively Good Friday sellout crowd of 40,263 at the Rogers Centre, win number 12 of a season that is somehow already 20 games old stacked up multiple examples of the manager’s blueprint.
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6 days ago |
torontosun.com | Rob Longley
The Battle of Ontario on Sunday will be the highlight, of course, as the Maple Leafs get their long-anticipated playoffs under way. And then there are the pleasantly surprising 11-8 Blue Jays, who start a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at the Rogers Centre to kick off some good long weekend action on the tube.
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1 week ago |
torontosun.com | Rob Longley
A break from the 'super-intense closer type,' Toronto's new closer Jeff Hoffman is letting his swing-and-miss stuff do the talking. Get the latest from Rob Longley straight to your inbox • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
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1 week ago |
thesudburystar.com | Rob Longley
A break from the 'super-intense closer type,' Toronto's new closer Jeff Hoffman is letting his swing-and-miss stuff do the talking. Toronto Blue Jays' Jeff Hoffman (left) of the celebrates with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after a 7-6 victory against the Baltimore Orioles.
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