Tag: Spring training

BLUE JAYS SPRING TRAINING ROSTER

PITCHERS (22 + 14NR):
83 ALLGEYER, Nick: LHP (NR)
79 BAKER, Bryan: RHP (NR)
56 BORUCKI, Ryan: LHP
63 CASTRO, Anthony: RHP (NR)
34 CHATWOOD, Tyler: RHP
36 COLE, A.J.: RHP (NR)
41 DOLIS, Rafael: RHP
31 HATCH, Thomas: RHP
47 KAY, Anthony: LHP
84 KLOFFENSTEIN, Adam: RHP (NR)
45 LIRIANO, Francisco: LHP (NR)
65 LUCIANO, Elvis: RHP
75 MANOAH, Alek: RHP (NR)
22 MATZ, Steven: LHP
58 MAYZA, Tim: LHP (NR)
67 MERRYWEATHER, Julian: RHP
66 MURPHY, Patrick: RHP
73 MURRAY, Joey: RHP (NR)
64 PAYAMPS, Joel: RHP
24 PEARSON, Nate: RHP
35 PHELPS, David: RHP
38 RAY, Robbie: LHP
85 REES, Jackson: RHP (NR)
14 ROARK, Tanner: RHP
68 ROMANO, Jordan: RHP
99 RYU, Hyun Jin: LHP
81 SNEAD, Kirby: LHP (NR)
48 STRIPLING, Ross: RHP
57 THORNTON, Trent: RHP
60 TICE, Ty: RHP
94 VAN EYK, CJ: RHP (NR)
62 WAGUESPACK, Jacob: RHP
76 WOODS RICHARDSON, Simeon: RHP (NR)

39 YATES, Kirby: RHP
29 ZEUCH, T.J.: RHP
91 ZULUETA, Yosver: RHP (NR)


CATCHERS (5 + 1NR):


50 ADAMS, Riley
86 CLARKE, Philip (NR)
9 JANSEN, Danny
30 KIRK, Alejandro
7 McGUIRE, Reese
70 MORENO, Gabriel


INFIELDERS (8 + 10NR):


11 BICHETTE, Bo
8 BIGGIO, Cavan
5 ESPINAL, Santiago
77 GROSHANS, Jordan (NR)
27 GUERRERO Jr., Vladimir
92 HIRALDO, Miguel (NR)
93 JIMENEZ, Leonardo (NR)
72 LOPEZ, Otto
80 MARTIN, Austin (NR)
95 MARTINEZ, Orelvis (NR)
2 PANIK, Joe (NR)
10 SEMIEN, Marcus
78 SMITH, Kevin: INF (NR)
44 TELLEZ, Rowdy
6 UREÑA, Richard (NR)
74 VALERA, Breyvic (RL)
89 WARMOTH, Logan (NR)
28 WHITE, Tyler (NR)


OUTFIELDERS (6 + 3NR):


3 DAVIS, Jonathan
15 GRICHUK, Randal
13 GURRIEL Jr., Lourdes

37 HERNÁNDEZ, Teoscar
87 NODA, Ryan (NR)
59 PALACIOS, Josh
4 SPRINGER, George
82 WALL, Forrest (NR)
96 YOUNG, Chavez: OF (NR)


NUMERICAL:

2 PANIK, Joe: INF (NR)
3 DAVIS, Jonathan: OF
4 SPRINGER, George: OF
5 ESPINAL, Santiago: INF
6 UREÑA, Richard: INF (NR)
7 McGUIRE, Reese: C
8 BIGGIO, Cavan: INF
9 JANSEN, Danny: C
10 SEMIEN, Marcus: INF
11 BICHETTE, Bo: INF
13 GURRIEL Jr., Lourdes: OF
14 ROARK, Tanner: RHP
15 GRICHUK, Randal: OF
22 MATZ, Steven: LHP
24 PEARSON, Nate: RHP
27 GUERRERO Jr., Vladimir: INF
28 WHITE, Tyler: INF (NR)
29 ZEUCH, T.J.: RHP
30 KIRK, Alejandro: C
31 HATCH, Thomas: RHP
34 CHATWOOD, Tyler: RHP
35 PHELPS, David: RHP
36 COLE, A.J.: RHP (NR)

37 HERNÁNDEZ, Teoscar: OF
38 RAY, Robbie: LHP
39 YATES, Kirby: RHP
41 DOLIS, Rafael: RHP
44 TELLEZ, Rowdy: INF
45 LIRIANO, Francisco: LHP (NR)
47 KAY, Anthony: LHP
48 STRIPLING, Ross: RHP
50 ADAMS, Riley: C
56 BORUCKI, Ryan: LHP
57 THORNTON, Trent: RHP
58 MAYZA, Tim: LHP (NR)
59 PALACIOS, Josh: OF
60 TICE, Ty: RHP
62 WAGUESPACK, Jacob: RHP
63 CASTRO, Anthony: RHP (NR)
64 PAYAMPS, Joel: RHP
65 LUCIANO, Elvis: RHP
66 MURPHY, Patrick: RHP
67 MERRYWEATHER, Julian: RHP
68 ROMANO, Jordan: RHP
70 MORENO, Gabriel: C
72 LOPEZ, Otto: INF
73 MURRAY, Joey: RHP (NR)
74 VALERA, Breyvic (RL)
75 MANOAH, Alek: RHP (NR)
76 WOODS RICHARDSON, Simeon: RHP (NR)

77 GROSHANS, Jordan: INF (NR)
78 SMITH, Kevin: INF (NR)
79 BAKER, Bryan: RHP (NR)
80 MARTIN, Austin: INF (NR)
81 SNEAD, Kirby: LHP (NR)
82 WALL, Forrest: OF (NR)
83 ALLGEYER, Nick: LHP (NR)
84 KLOFFENSTEIN, Adam: RHP (NR)
85 REES, Jackson: RHP (NR)
86 CLARKE, Philip: C (NR)
87 NODA, Ryan: OF (NR)
89 WARMOTH, Logan: INF (NR)
91 ZULUETA, Yosver: RHP (NR)
92 HIRALDO, Miguel: INF (NR)
93 JIMENEZ, Leonardo: INF (NR)
94 VAN EYK, CJ: RHP (NR)
95 MARTINEZ, Orelvis: INF (NR)
96 YOUNG, Chavez: OF (NR)
99 RYU, Hyun Jin: LHP


ALPHABETICAL:

50 ADAMS, Riley: C
83 ALLGEYER, Nick: LHP (NR)
79 BAKER, Bryan: RHP (NR)
11 BICHETTE, Bo: INF
8 BIGGIO, Cavan: INF
56 BORUCKI, Ryan: LHP
63 CASTRO, Anthony: RHP (NR)
34 CHATWOOD, Tyler: RHP
86 CLARKE, Philip: C (NR)
36 COLE, A.J.: RHP (NR)
3 DAVIS, Jonathan: OF
41 DOLIS, Rafael: RHP
5 ESPINAL, Santiago: INF
15 GRICHUK, Randal: OF
77 GROSHANS, Jordan: INF (NR)
27 GUERRERO Jr., Vladimir: INF
13 GURRIEL Jr., Lourdes: OF
31 HATCH, Thomas: RHP

37 HERNÁNDEZ, Teoscar: OF
92 HIRALDO, Miguel: INF (NR)
9 JANSEN, Danny: C
93 JIMENEZ, Leonardo: INF (NR)
47 KAY, Anthony: LHP
30 KIRK, Alejandro: C
84 KLOFFENSTEIN, Adam: RHP (NR)
45 LIRIANO, Francisco: LHP (NR)
72 LOPEZ, Otto: INF
65 LUCIANO, Elvis: RHP
75 MANOAH, Alek: RHP (NR)
80 MARTIN, Austin: INF (NR)
95 MARTINEZ, Orelvis: INF (NR)
22 MATZ, Steven: LHP
58 MAYZA, Tim: LHP (NR)
7 McGUIRE, Reese: C
67 MERRYWEATHER, Julian: RHP
70 MORENO, Gabriel: C
66 MURPHY, Patrick: RHP
73 MURRAY, Joey: RHP (NR)
87 NODA, Ryan: OF (NR)
59 PALACIOS, Josh: OF
2 PANIK, Joe: INF (NR)
64 PAYAMPS, Joel: RHP
24 PEARSON, Nate: RHP
35 PHELPS, David: RHP
38 RAY, Robbie: LHP
85 REES, Jackson: RHP (NR)
14 ROARK, Tanner: RHP
68 ROMANO, Jordan: RHP
99 RYU, Hyun Jin: LHP
10 SEMIEN, Marcus: INF
78 SMITH, Kevin: INF (NR)
81 SNEAD, Kirby: LHP (NR)
4 SPRINGER, George: OF
48 STRIPLING, Ross: RHP
44 TELLEZ, Rowdy: INF
57 THORNTON, Trent: RHP
60 TICE, Ty: RHP
6 UREÑA, Richard: INF (NR)
74 VALERA, Breyvic (RL)
94 VAN EYK, CJ: RHP (NR)
62 WAGUESPACK, Jacob: RHP
82 WALL, Forrest: OF (NR)
89 WARMOTH, Logan: INF (NR)
28 WHITE, Tyler: INF (NR)
76 WOODS RICHARDSON, Simeon: RHP (NR)

39 YATES, Kirby: RHP
96 YOUNG, Chavez: OF (NR)
29 ZEUCH, T.J.: RHP
91 ZULUETA, Yosver: RHP (NR)


Manager: Charlie Montoyo (25)
Bench Coach: Dave Hudgens (19) Bullpen Coach: Matt Buschmann (26)
Pitching Coach: Pete Walker (40) Major League Coach: John Schneider (17)
Hitting Coach: Guillermo Martinez (18) Director, Player Development: Gil Kim (16) First Base Coach: Mark Budzinski (53) Bullpen Catcher: Alex Andreopoulos (61) Third Base Coach: Luis Rivera (20) Bullpen Catcher: Nevin Ashley (55).

BLUE JAYS SPRING TRAINING INVITEES

The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with INF Joe Panik on a Minor League contract with an invite to 2021 Major League Spring Training.  

Panik, 30, batted .225 with six doubles, a home run, and seven RBI for the Blue Jays last season. The native of Yonkers, NY, split his 41 games between second base, third base, and shortstop and was charged with just one error as he kept a .990 fielding percentage.   

The 29th overall selection of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft by San Francisco, he finished sixth in NL Rookie of the Year voting and went on to win a World Series ring with the Giants in 2014. Over the course of seven Major League seasons, the 2015 All-Star and 2016 Gold Glove winner has batted .269 with 185 extra-base hits in 723 contests.   

Toronto’s full list of non-roster invitees to 2021 Major League Spring Training follows: 

·       LHP Nick Allgeyer  

·       RHP Bryan Baker 

·       RHP Anthony Castro 

·       C Philip Clarke 

·       RHP A.J. Cole 

·       INF Jordan Groshans 

·       INF Miguel Hiraldo 

·       INF Leonardo Jimenez 

·       RHP Adam Kloffenstein 

·       RHP Francisco Liriano 

·       RHP Alek Manoah 

·       INF Austin Martin 

·       INF Orelvis Martinez 

·       LHP Tim Mayza 

·       RHP Joey Murray 

·       OF Ryan Noda 

·       INF Joe Panik 

·       RHP Jackson Rees 

·       INF Kevin Smith 

·       LHP Kirby Snead 

·       INF Richard Ureña 

·       RHP CJ Van Eyk 

·       OF Forrest Wall 

·       INF Logan Warmoth 

·       INF Tyler White 

·       RHP Simeon Woods Richardson 

·       OF Chavez Young 

·       RHP Yosver Zulueta 

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Blue Jays start revised spring training schedule on Feb. 28

TORONTO BLUE JAYS BEGIN 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAMES ON FEBRUARY 28 IN UPDATED GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE SCHEDULE

TD Ballpark will host fans in a limited capacity for Spring Training home games beginning March 1 vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates

It has been one of the most exciting offseasons in Toronto Blue Jays history and we cannot wait to see new and familiar faces take the field for the first time in 2021. The updated Grapefruit League schedule, released today by Major League Baseball, will see the Blue Jays play 28 Spring Training games, starting on Sunday, Feb. 28 against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field.

The Blue Jays Spring Training Home Opener at TD Ballpark is set for Monday, March 1 at 1:07 p.m. EST vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates. Fans are encouraged to follow @BlueJays on social media later this month and throughout Spring Training, for broadcast information.

The team will welcome fans back to TD Ballpark for Grapefruit League home games, at 15% capacity with increased health and safety protocols. Past Spring Training Season Ticket Members will have first access to tickets on Monday, Feb. 22, ahead of the public onsale at 10 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at bluejays.com/SpringTraining.

Ticket purchasers will receive a guide with additional TD Ballpark health and safety protocols before each game; these include, but are not limited to:

  • Tickets sold in pods of two or four seats, spaced a minimum of six feet apart
  • Face coverings required for entry; fans aged two and older are required to wear them in the ballpark, except when eating or drinking in their seats
  • Mobile ticketing required for entry to limit touchpoints
  • Symptom screening prior to entry
  • Concession stands will feature social distance markers and prepackaged food and utensils
  • Hand sanitizing stations available throughout the stadium
  • No player autographs
  • No fan or media attendance at player workouts at TD Ballpark or the Player Development Complex; parking lot access will be restricted during player workouts at both locations

The complete Blue Jays 2021 Grapefruit League schedule is in the attached PDF and can also be viewed at bluejays.com/SpringTraining. Visit the website and follow @BlueJays on social media for the latest updates.

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MLB memo tells teams to end organized workouts — HardballTalk | NBC Sports

The league has instructed teams to practice social distancing and end group activities that could enable the further spread of COVID-19.

MLB memo tells teams to end organized workouts — HardballTalk | NBC Sports…

MLB sent a memo to all 30 teams in which the league said that teams should “avoid all actives in which players congregate in significant numbers.” The memo advocated that players, coaches and staffers engage in the social distancing practices advocated by the CDC. Evan Drellich has the memo here:Evan Drellich✔@EvanDrellich

The full memo Major League Baseball has sent to teams about spring training:

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There’s a lot to unpack here. Non-roster players are being sent home unless travel is too great a risk or they live in a COVID-19 hotspot, or they are receiving medial treatment from the team. The memo also states that players on the 40-man roster must be allowed to stay at the facility if they choose to do so, and that they be given continued spring training allowances.

Yet the most telling nugget may be that the league anticipates that those players will decide to go home as the pandemic unfolds and they are given more information about the dangers of the disease. Indeed, the memo states in the opening paragraphs that future restrictions imposed by the government will likely further impede the sport’s ability to operate.

The moratorium on group activities extends to the teams’ facilities in the Dominican Republic, and some of the athletes at those facilities will be sent home.

Commissioner Rob Manfred will be hosting a conference call at 12:00 ET on Monday to discuss the new further discuss the ongoing crisis. Given the speed at which the pandemic is unfolding, there will likely be new matters to consider by that time.

The end to group activities comes as some players elect to stay in camp and work out, including the entirety of the Yankees’ roster. The instructions also come the same afternoon as the news that a minor leaguer in Yankees camp has tested positive for COVID-19

Players are being sent home from spring training camps — HardballTalk | NBC Sports

In light of all the uncertainty involved at the moment, this makes a great deal of sense

Players are being sent home from spring training camps — HardballTalk | NBC Sports

This morning various team officials around baseball said that the plan was to keep spring training facilities open and for players to continue to come in, work out and train, at least at some level. After a day of meetings between the league and union officials that has changed. Players are now going home.

That’s the word from Jon Heyman, who says that an agreement has been reached between MLB and the MLBPA to that end. It’s possible, Heyman says, that some could remain, but formal workouts will not be held.

Underlying all of this, obviously, is the uncertain amount of time until play actually resumes — people inside the game are now saying that it’ll be no sooner than May — and the fact that players are concerned about their families and want to be home with them.

Given this development, it would also seem likely that before the season can begin, a second spring training will have to take place to get players back into game shape. Such mini-camps were held in the past after the resolution of work stoppages, usually lasting a week or two.

Fearless Blue Jays keen on making a strong — and early — impression at spring training — Toronto Sun

DUNEDIN, Fla. — The 2020 Blue Jays season gets its official send-off on Wednesday when pitchers and catchers report to the newly named — and vastly renovated — TD Ballpark. Read More

Fearless Blue Jays keen on making a strong — and early — impression at spring training — Toronto Sun

DUNEDIN RENOVATION UPDATE

— PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT PROVIDED BY EDDIE MICHELS —

The batters’ eye is being put in place on Sunday January, 26th at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, FL spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays.  The batters’ eye will have a four-stall rest room behind it for fans on the stadium’s walkway.  Also one can notice a number of trees that have been planted outside the stadium’s fence.  This is because Florida law requites that for every tree taken down two must be replanted on site.  This has caused trees to be planted on the outside of the half field practice field behind the stadium’s right centre field fence.

Will the Blue Jays first spring training game just four weeks away as of Monday construction continues on the main gate of TD Ballpark at Grant Field in Dunedin. The photo shows the new walkway from the intersection of Douglas and Beltrees to the main gate through what used to be the stadium’s main parking lot.  It has not been announced what parking will be available on site for games.

DUNEDIN RENO: Exercise hill goes up

PHOTOS AND TEXT FROM EDDIE MICHELS

Constructed on the northeast side of the Blue Jays new minor-league complex and over a City of Dunedin landfill a new players exercise hill has been constructed.  This one mound of dirt is about 2-2 1/2 times the height of the two exercise mounds at the Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.